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Sunday 28 September 1986PGA TourYear in Review
Calcavecchia wins Southwest Golf Classic
Fairway Oaks Golf & Racquet Club, Abilene, Texas (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 September 1986 · Mark Calcavecchia’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 400,000 (Purse US$ column) USD · start date from OWGR startDate; end date from season table (Sep 28), wins table (Sep 28, 1986), OWGR endDate
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 45 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent 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
- Tom Byrum USAsecond, three strokes behind (event article; winner's wins table; OWGR 2) Mark Calcavecchia – Wikipedia
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Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Southwest Golf Classic
Fairway Oaks Golf & Racquet Club, Fairway Oaks Golf & Racquet Club, Abilene, Texas
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Mark Calcavecchia
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Calcavecchia | 68 · 70 · 66 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Tom Byrum | |||
| T3 | D J Morris | |||
| T3 | Craig Stadler | |||
| T3 | D A Weibring | |||
| 6 | Ronnie Black | |||
| 7 | Jeff Maggert | |||
| T8 | Ben Crenshaw | |||
| T8 | Corey Pavin | |||
| T8 | Doug Tewell |
The golfer
born 1960-06-12, Laurel, Nebraska; USA; turned pro 1981; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet