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Sunday 19 October 1986PGA TourYear in Review
Floyd wins Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic
Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 October 1986 · Raymond Floyd’s win no. 21 on the PGA Tour · purse 500,000 (Purse US$ column) USD · start date from OWGR startDate; end date from season table (Oct 19), wins table (Oct 19, 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 12 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° 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
- Lon Hinkle USA · 275tied at 275 after 72 holes; lost three-man playoff on first extra hole to Floyd's par Raymond Floyd – Wikipedia
- Mike Sullivan USA · 275tied at 275 after 72 holes; lost three-man playoff on first extra hole to Floyd's par Raymond Floyd – Wikipedia
132 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic
Walt Disney World Resort, Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Raymond Floyd
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raymond Floyd | 68 · 66 · 70 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Lon Hinkle | |||
| T2 | Mike Sullivan | |||
| T4 | Gary Koch | |||
| T4 | Pat McGowan | |||
| T4 | Payne Stewart | |||
| T7 | Phil Blackmar | |||
| T7 | Andy North | |||
| 9 | Bob Murphy | |||
| T10 | Chris Perry | |||
| T10 | Tom Purtzer |
The golfer
born 1942-09-04, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; USA; turned pro 1961; age 44 that week; tour wins to date: 21; majors to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet