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Sunday 24 July 1988PGA TourYear in Review
Brooks wins Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open
TPC of Connecticut, Cromwell, Connecticut (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 July 1988 · Mark Brooks’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 700,000 USD · Canon · start/end from OWGR event page
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 27 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waxing 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
- Dave Barr CANlost three-man playoff: Brooks birdied the second extra hole Travelers Championship - Wikipedia (redirected from Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open)
- Joey Sindelar USAeliminated by par on the first playoff hole Travelers Championship - Wikipedia (redirected from Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open)
146 started, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open
TPC of Connecticut, TPC of Connecticut, Cromwell, Connecticut
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Mark Brooks
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Brooks | 66 · 65 · 69 · 69 | 269 | −15 |
| T2 | Dave Barr | |||
| T2 | Joey Sindelar | |||
| T4 | Ronnie Black | |||
| T4 | Mark Calcavecchia | |||
| T6 | Roger Maltbie | |||
| T6 | Brett Upper | |||
| T8 | George Archer | |||
| T8 | Lennie Clements | |||
| T8 | Brad Faxon | |||
| T8 | Blaine McCallister |
The golfer
born 1961-03-25, Fort Worth, Texas; USA; turned pro 1983; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet