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Sunday 2 August 1987PGA TourYear in Review
Strange wins Federal Express St. Jude Classic
Colonial Country Club, Cordova, Tennessee (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 30 July to Sunday 2 August 1987 · Curtis Strange’s win no. 11 on the PGA Tour · purse 725,000 USD · Federal Express · 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 45 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter 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
- Russ Cochran USArunner-up, 1 stroke behind the winner (event article winners table) St. Jude Classic - Wikipedia (redirected from Federal Express St. Jude Classic)
- Mike Donald USArunner-up, 1 stroke behind the winner (event article winners table) St. Jude Classic - Wikipedia (redirected from Federal Express St. Jude Classic)
- Tom Kite USArunner-up, 1 stroke behind the winner (event article winners table) St. Jude Classic - Wikipedia (redirected from Federal Express St. Jude Classic)
- Denis Watson ZIMrunner-up, 1 stroke behind the winner (event article winners table) St. Jude Classic - Wikipedia (redirected from Federal Express St. Jude Classic)
156 started, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Federal Express St. Jude Classic
Colonial Country Club, Colonial Country Club, Cordova, Tennessee
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Curtis Strange
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis Strange | 70 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Russ Cochran | |||
| T2 | Mike Donald | |||
| T2 | Tom Kite | |||
| T2 | Denis Watson | |||
| 6 | Fuzzy Zoeller | |||
| 7 | Bob Tway | |||
| T8 | Ronnie Black | |||
| T8 | Curt Byrum | |||
| T8 | Gil Morgan | |||
| T8 | Willie Wood |
The golfer
born 1955-01-30, Norfolk, Virginia; USA; turned pro 1976; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 11.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet