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Sunday 27 July 1986PGA TourYear in Review
Crenshaw wins Buick Open
Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 July 1986 · Ben Crenshaw’s win no. 11 on the PGA Tour · purse 500,000 USD · Buick · start from OWGR event page startDate
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 31 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- J. C. Snead USArunner-up, 1 stroke behind the winner (event article winners table) Buick Open - Wikipedia
- Doug Tewell USArunner-up, 1 stroke behind the winner (event article winners table) Buick Open - Wikipedia
156 started, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Buick Open
Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Ben Crenshaw
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Crenshaw | 69 · 67 · 66 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | J C Snead | |||
| T2 | Doug Tewell | |||
| 4 | Ed Fiori | |||
| T5 | Bobby Wadkins | |||
| T5 | Davis Love III | |||
| T7 | Steve Pate | |||
| T7 | Gene Sauers | |||
| T9 | Scott Hoch | |||
| T9 | Kenny Knox | |||
| T9 | Wayne Levi | |||
| T9 | Tom Purtzer | |||
| T9 | Jeff Sluman | |||
| T9 | Lee Trevino | |||
| T9 | Brian Claar |
The golfer
born 1952-01-11, Austin, Texas; USA; turned pro 1973; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 11.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet