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Sunday 28 June 1987PGA TourYear in Review
Azinger wins Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open
TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 June 1987 · Paul Azinger’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse 700,000 USD · start/end as OWGR lists them; end matches the Wikipedia season table (Jun 28)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 60 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/16°C · wind 11 km/h SE, gusts 29 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/15°C · wind 16 km/h SE, gusts 40 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/18°C · wind 10 km/h SE, gusts 27 · 15.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/16°C · wind 17 km/h WSW, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Dan Forsman USAtied second, one stroke behind Azinger Travelers Championship (redirect from Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open) – Wikipedia
- Wayne Levi USAtied second, one stroke behind Azinger Travelers Championship (redirect from Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open) – Wikipedia
155 started, 85 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open
TPC River Highlands, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Paul Azinger
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Azinger | 69 · 65 · 63 · 72 | 269 | −15 |
| T2 | Dan Forsman | |||
| T2 | Wayne Levi | |||
| T4 | Gene Sauers | |||
| T4 | Lee Trevino | |||
| T6 | Doug Tewell | |||
| T6 | John Inman | |||
| T8 | Bob Lohr | |||
| T8 | Bernhard Langer | |||
| T8 | Denis Watson |
The golfer
born 1960-01-06, Holyoke, Massachusetts; USA; turned pro 1981; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet