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Sunday 19 July 1987PGA TourYear in Review
Knox wins Hardee's Golf Classic
Oakwood Country Club, Coal Valley, Illinois (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 July 1987 · Kenny Knox’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse 500,000 USD · Hardee's · start/end as OWGR lists them; end matches the Wikipedia season table (Jul 19)
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 38 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waning 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
- Gil Morgan USAfinished second, one stroke behind Knox Kenny Knox – Wikipedia
149 started, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Hardee's Golf Classic
Oakwood Country Club, Oakwood Country Club, Coal Valley, Illinois
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Kenny Knox
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny Knox | 67 · 66 · 66 · 66 | 265 | −15 |
| 2 | Gil Morgan | |||
| 3 | Mark McCumber | |||
| 4 | Scott Hoch | |||
| 5 | Brad Fabel | |||
| T6 | Jack Renner | |||
| T6 | Perry Arthur | |||
| T8 | Bob Eastwood | |||
| T8 | Chris Perry | |||
| T8 | Jeff Sluman | |||
| T8 | Fred Wadsworth | |||
| T8 | Tom Shaw | |||
| T8 | Jim Gallagher Jr. |
The golfer
born 1956-08-15, Columbus, Georgia; USA; turned pro 1978; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet