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Sunday 14 June 1987PGA TourYear in Review
Snead wins Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic
Westchester Country Club, Harrison, New York (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 June 1987 · J. C. Snead’s win no. 8 on the PGA Tour · purse 600,000 USD · start/end as OWGR lists them; end matches the Wikipedia season table (Jun 14)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 03 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waning 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
- Seve Ballesteros ESPlost playoff on first extra hole (Snead won with par) J. C. Snead – Wikipedia
154 started, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic
Westchester Country Club, Westchester Country Club, Harrison, New York
3 of 5 researched
Winner
J. C. Snead
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. C. Snead | 71 · 70 · 65 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| 2 | Seve Ballesteros | |||
| 3 | Roger Maltbie | |||
| T4 | Mike Donald | |||
| T4 | D J Morris | |||
| T4 | Mike Reid | |||
| T7 | Fred Couples | |||
| T7 | Sandy Lyle | |||
| T9 | Chris Perry | |||
| T9 | Akiyoshi Omachi |
The golfer
born 1940-10-14, Hot Springs, Virginia; USA; turned pro 1964; age 46 that week; tour wins to date: 8.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet