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Sunday 26 October 1986PGA TourYear in Review
Crenshaw wins Vantage Championship
Oak Hills Country Club, San Antonio, Texas (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 October 1986 · Ben Crenshaw’s win no. 12 on the PGA Tour · purse 1,000,000 (Purse US$ column; event article Purse($) 1,000,000) USD · weather: shortened to 54 holes due to rain (event article note; winner's wins table note). Start date from OWGR startDate; end date from season table (Oct 26), wins table (Oct 26, 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
10 h 54 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 46° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter 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
- Payne Stewart USAsecond, one stroke behind in a rain-shortened 54-hole event (event article; wins table; OWGR 2) Ben Crenshaw – Wikipedia
156 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
Vantage Championship
Oak Hills Country Club, Oak Hills Country Club, San Antonio, Texas
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Ben Crenshaw
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Crenshaw | 65 · 67 · 64 | 196 | −14 |
| 2 | Payne Stewart | |||
| T3 | Ronnie Black | |||
| T3 | Phil Blackmar | |||
| T3 | Bobby Clampett | |||
| T3 | Ernie Gonzalez | |||
| T7 | Tom Kite | |||
| T7 | Kenny Knox | |||
| T7 | Larry Mize | |||
| T7 | Mac O'Grady | |||
| T7 | Don Pooley | |||
| T7 | Jeff Sluman | |||
| T7 | Nick Price |
The golfer
born 1952-01-11, Austin, Texas; USA; turned pro 1973; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 12; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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