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Sunday 27 September 1987PGA TourYear in Review
Pate wins Southwest Golf Classic
Fairway Oaks Golf & Racquet Club, Abilene, Texas (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 September 1987 · Steve Pate’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 400,000 (Purse US$ column) USD · start date from OWGR event page startDate; end date from season table, winner's wins table and OWGR
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 47 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waxing 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
- Bob Eastwood USAtied second, one stroke behind (wins table, event article, OWGR T2) Steve Pate – Wikipedia
- David Edwards USAtied second, one stroke behind (wins table, event article, OWGR T2) Steve Pate – Wikipedia
- Dan Halldorson CANtied second, one stroke behind (wins table, event article, OWGR T2) Steve Pate – Wikipedia
- Mark O'Meara USAtied second, one stroke behind (wins table, event article, OWGR T2) Steve Pate – Wikipedia
142 started, 81 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Southwest Golf Classic
Fairway Oaks Golf & Racquet Club, Fairway Oaks Golf & Racquet Club, Abilene, Texas
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Steve Pate
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Pate | 67 · 71 · 68 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Bob Eastwood | |||
| T2 | David Edwards | |||
| T2 | Dan Halldorson | |||
| T2 | Mark O'Meara | |||
| T6 | Paul Azinger | |||
| T6 | Tony Sills | |||
| T8 | Ronnie Black | |||
| T8 | Vance Heafner | |||
| T10 | Russ Cochran | |||
| T10 | Mike Hulbert | |||
| T10 | Hale Irwin |
The golfer
born 1961-05-26, Ventura, California; USA; turned pro 1983; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet