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Sunday 5 April 1987PGA TourYear in Review
Simpson wins Greater Greensboro Open
Forest Oaks, North Carolina (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 April 1987 · Scott Simpson’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse 600,000 USD · start and end dates from the OWGR event page; end date matches the 1987 PGA Tour season 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
12 h 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° 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
- Clarence Rose USAfinished two strokes behind Simpson Scott Simpson - Wikipedia
143 started, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Greater Greensboro Open
Forest Oaks, Forest Oaks, North Carolina
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Scott Simpson
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Simpson | 70 · 73 · 69 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| 2 | Clarence Rose | |||
| T3 | Tom Byrum | |||
| T3 | Kenny Knox | |||
| T3 | Payne Stewart | |||
| 6 | John Cook | |||
| T7 | Chip Beck | |||
| T7 | Mark O'Meara | |||
| T7 | Bill Sander | |||
| T7 | Howard Twitty |
The golfer
born 1955-09-17, San Diego, California; USA; turned pro 1977; tour wins to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet