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Sunday 7 June 1987PGA TourYear in Review
Kite wins Kemper Open
TPC at Avenel, Potomac, Maryland (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 June 1987 · Tom Kite’s win no. 10 on the PGA Tour · purse 700,000 USD · start/end as OWGR lists them; end matches the Wikipedia season table (Jun 7)
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 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous 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
- Chris Perry USAtied second, seven strokes behind Kite Kemper Open – Wikipedia
- Howard Twitty USAtied second, seven strokes behind Kite Kemper Open – Wikipedia
156 started, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Kemper Open
TPC at Avenel, TPC at Avenel, Potomac, Maryland
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Tom Kite
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Kite | 64 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 270 | −14 |
| T2 | Chris Perry | |||
| T2 | Howard Twitty | |||
| T4 | Mike Reid | |||
| T4 | Scott Simpson | |||
| T4 | Greg Norman | |||
| T7 | Ken Green | |||
| T7 | Roger Maltbie | |||
| T9 | George Burns | |||
| T9 | Scott Hoch | |||
| T9 | Larry Mize |
The golfer
born 1949-12-09, McKinney, Texas; USA; turned pro 1972; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 10.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet