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Sunday 1 March 1987PGA TourYear in Review
Wadkins wins Doral-Ryder Open
Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Doral, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 26 February to Sunday 1 March 1987 · Lanny Wadkins’s win no. 16 on the PGA Tour · purse 1,000,000 USD · Ryder · start date from the OWGR event page; end date from the season table, OWGR and the winner's wins table
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 24 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 54° up at noon, and that night a waxing 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
- Seve Ballesteros ESPfinished 3 strokes behind, tied second Doral Open - Wikipedia
- Tom Kite USAfinished 3 strokes behind, tied second Doral Open - Wikipedia
- Don Pooley USAfinished 3 strokes behind, tied second Doral Open - Wikipedia
146 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
Doral-Ryder Open
Doral Golf Resort & Spa ("Blue Monster" course), Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Doral, Florida
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Lanny Wadkins
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lanny Wadkins | 75 · 66 · 66 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Tom Kite | |||
| T2 | Don Pooley | |||
| T2 | Seve Ballesteros | |||
| 5 | David Edwards | |||
| T6 | Fred Couples | |||
| T6 | Bruce Lietzke | |||
| T6 | J. C. Snead | |||
| T9 | Lennie Clements | |||
| T9 | Ed Fiori | |||
| T9 | Dave Rummells | |||
| T9 | Scott Simpson | |||
| T9 | Mike Sullivan | |||
| T9 | Ken Brown |
The golfer
born 1949-12-05, Richmond, Virginia; USA; turned pro 1971; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 16; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet