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Sunday 29 March 1987PGA TourYear in Review
Lyle wins Tournament Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 March 1987 · Sandy Lyle’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse 1,000,000 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 13 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/19°C · wind 18 km/h SSE, gusts 26 · 33.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/19°C · wind 19 km/h S, gusts 41 · 14.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/19°C · wind 19 km/h S, gusts 38 · 10.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/19°C · wind 18 km/h ESE, gusts 32 · 7.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Jeff Sluman USA · 274lost playoff; Lyle won with par on third extra hole Sandy Lyle - Wikipedia
144 started · cut -1, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Tournament Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course, TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sandy Lyle
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Sports Illustrated (Sarah Ballard, 'Taming a Toothless Tiger')
6 April 1987
I have a fairly low heartbeat in those situations,
Sports Illustrated (Sarah Ballard, 'Taming a Toothless Tiger')
6 April 1987
About 130 years. This tournament, in about 100 years' time, will be just as important.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Sandy Lyle | 67 · 71 · 66 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T1 | Jeff Sluman | 70 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| 3 | Mark O'Meara | 68 · 65 · 69 · 73 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Greg Norman | 67 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Scott Simpson | 69 · 65 · 68 · 74 | 276 | −12 |
| 6 | Paul Azinger | 68 · 70 · 68 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Bill Glasson | 69 · 69 · 68 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Dan Pohl | 68 · 66 · 75 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Ben Crenshaw | 70 · 68 · 66 · 75 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Tom Kite | 72 · 70 · 67 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Tom Purtzer | 69 · 67 · 72 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1958-02-09, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England; SCO; turned pro 1977; tour wins to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet