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Sunday 4 September 1988PGA TourYear in Review
Green wins Canadian Open
Glen Abbey Golf Club, Oakville, Ontario · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 September 1988 · Ken Green’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse 750,000 (Purse US$ column) USD · start date from OWGR event page startDate; end date from season table, 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
12 h 47 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 53° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/16°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/18°C · wind 18 km/h SSW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/19°C · wind 15 km/h SSE, gusts 34 · 19.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/16°C · wind 17 km/h SE, gusts 30 · 17.1 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
- Bill Glasson USAfinished runner-up; winning margin 1 stroke Ken Green (golfer) – Wikipedia
- Scott Verplank USAfinished runner-up; winning margin 1 stroke Ken Green (golfer) – Wikipedia
156 started, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Canadian Open
Glen Abbey Golf Club, Glen Abbey Golf Club, Oakville, Ontario
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Ken Green
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ken Green | 70 · 65 · 68 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Bill Glasson | |||
| T2 | Scott Verplank | |||
| T4 | Dave Barr | |||
| T4 | Mike Sullivan | |||
| 6 | Mark Wiebe | |||
| T7 | Jay Delsing | |||
| T7 | Larry Ringer | |||
| T7 | Wayne Grady | |||
| T7 | Wayne Smith |
The golfer
born 1958-07-23, Danbury, Connecticut; USA; turned pro 1979; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet