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Sunday 3 July 1988PGA TourYear in Review
Benepe wins Beatrice Western Open
Butler National Golf Club, Oak Brook, Illinois (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 30 June to Sunday 3 July 1988 · Jim Benepe’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 900,000 USD · Beatrice
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 56 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
- Peter Jacobsen USAdouble-bogeyed the 72nd hole to lose by one stroke Jim Benepe – Wikipedia
156 started, 86 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Beatrice Western Open
Butler National Golf Club, Butler National Golf Club, Oak Brook, Illinois
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Jim Benepe
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Benepe | 71 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| 2 | Peter Jacobsen | |||
| T3 | Brad Faxon | |||
| T3 | Isao Aoki | |||
| T5 | Dan Forsman | |||
| T5 | D A Weibring | |||
| T7 | Mark Calcavecchia | |||
| T7 | Bill Glasson | |||
| T7 | D J Morris | |||
| T7 | Hale Irwin |
The golfer
born 1963-10-24, Sheridan, Wyoming; USA; turned pro 1986; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet