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Sunday 5 July 1987PGA TourYear in Review
Strange wins Canadian Open
Glen Abbey Golf Course, Oakville, Ontario (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 July 1987 · Curtis Strange’s win no. 10 on the PGA Tour · purse 600,000 USD · start/end as OWGR lists them; end matches the Wikipedia season table (Jul 5)
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 15 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waxing 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
- David Frost RSAtied second, three strokes behind Strange Canadian Open (golf) – Wikipedia
- Jodie Mudd USAtied second, three strokes behind Strange Canadian Open (golf) – Wikipedia
- Nick Price ZIMtied second, three strokes behind Strange Canadian Open (golf) – Wikipedia
156 started, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Canadian Open
Glen Abbey Golf Course, Glen Abbey Golf Course, Oakville, Ontario
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Curtis Strange
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis Strange | 71 · 70 · 66 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Jodie Mudd | |||
| T2 | David Frost | |||
| T2 | Nick Price | |||
| T5 | Mike McCullough | |||
| T5 | Mark McCumber | |||
| T7 | John Cook | |||
| T7 | Brad Faxon | |||
| T7 | Pat McGowan | |||
| T7 | Joey Sindelar | |||
| T7 | Craig Stadler | |||
| T7 | Richard Zokol |
The golfer
born 1955-01-30, Norfolk, Virginia; USA; turned pro 1976; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 10.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet