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Sunday 19 January 1986PGA TourYear in Review
Hammond wins Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
Coachella Valley courses (La Quinta, Indian Wells, Bermuda Dunes), California (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 January 1986 · Donnie Hammond’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 600,000 USD · Chrysler · 90-hole (five-round) event per event article; OWGR startDate 1986-01-16 (a five-day event would begin earlier - start date conflict logged); end Jan 19 per season table and Hammond's wins table
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
9 h 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 33° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- John Cook USA · 335lost a playoff to Hammond's birdie on the first extra hole Donnie Hammond - Wikipedia
127 started
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
La Quinta Country Club, Indian Wells Country Club, Eldorado Country Club and Bermuda Dunes Country Club, Coachella Valley courses (La Quinta, Indian Wells, Bermuda Dunes), California
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Donnie Hammond
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donnie Hammond | 69 · 64 · 68 · 68 · 66 | 335 | −25 |
| 2 | John Cook | |||
| 3 | Jodie Mudd | |||
| 4 | Hal Sutton | |||
| T5 | Gary Koch | |||
| T5 | Craig Stadler | |||
| T5 | Payne Stewart | |||
| 8 | David Graham | |||
| T9 | Lennie Clements | |||
| T9 | Raymond Floyd |
The golfer
born 1957-04-01, Frederick, Maryland; USA; turned pro 1979; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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