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Sunday 29 June 1986PGA TourYear in Review
Murphy wins Canadian Open
Glen Abbey Golf Course, Oakville, Ontario (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 June 1986 · Bob Murphy’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse 600,000 USD · start/end as OWGR lists them; end matches the Wikipedia season table (Jun 29) and Murphy's wins table (Jun 29, 1986)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 20 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter 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
- Greg Norman AUSfinished three strokes behind Murphy Canadian Open (golf) – Wikipedia
147 started, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Canadian Open
Glen Abbey Golf Course, Glen Abbey Golf Course, Oakville, Ontario
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Bob Murphy
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Murphy | 71 · 70 · 68 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| 2 | Greg Norman | |||
| T3 | Andy Bean | |||
| T3 | Mike Donald | |||
| T3 | Davis Love III | |||
| T6 | Mac O'Grady | |||
| T6 | Clarence Rose | |||
| T6 | Brian Claar | |||
| T9 | Jay Delsing | |||
| T9 | David Ogrin | |||
| T9 | Jeff Sluman | |||
| T9 | Curtis Strange | |||
| T9 | Bob Tway | |||
| T9 | Bobby Cole | |||
| T9 | Nick Price |
The golfer
born 1943-02-14, Brooklyn, New York; USA; turned pro 1967; age 43 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet