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Sunday 23 August 1987PGA TourYear in Review
Weibring wins Beatrice Western Open
Butler National Golf Club, Oak Brook, Illinois (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 August 1987 · D. A. Weibring’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse 800,000 USD · Beatrice · 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
13 h 20 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent 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
- Larry Nelson USArunner-up, 1 stroke behind the winner (event article winners table) Western Open - Wikipedia (redirected from Beatrice Western Open)
- Greg Norman AUSrunner-up, 1 stroke behind the winner (event article winners table) Western Open - Wikipedia (redirected from Beatrice Western Open)
156 started, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Beatrice Western Open
Butler National Golf Club, Butler National Golf Club, Oak Brook, Illinois
3 of 5 researched
Winner
D. A. Weibring
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D. A. Weibring | 70 · 69 · 68 | 207 | −9 |
| T2 | Larry Nelson | |||
| T2 | Greg Norman | |||
| T4 | Lennie Clements | |||
| T4 | Greg Powers | |||
| T4 | Mike Reid | |||
| T4 | David Frost | |||
| T8 | Mark Hayes | |||
| T8 | Bob Tway | |||
| T8 | Bobby Wadkins | |||
| T8 | Brian Fogt | |||
| T8 | Davis Love III |
The golfer
born 1953-05-25, Quincy, Illinois; USA; turned pro 1975; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet