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Sunday 22 May 1988PGA TourYear in Review
Wadkins wins Colonial National Invitation
Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 May 1988 · Lanny Wadkins’s win no. 18 on the PGA Tour · purse 750,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/20°C · wind 23 km/h S, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/19°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 34 · 3.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/17°C · wind 20 km/h W, gusts 39 · 14.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/16°C · wind 30 km/h WNW, gusts 51 · 0 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
- Mark Calcavecchia USAfinished one stroke behind Wadkins (three-way tie for second) Colonial National Invitation – Wikipedia
- Ben Crenshaw USAfinished one stroke behind Wadkins (three-way tie for second) Colonial National Invitation – Wikipedia
- Joey Sindelar USAfinished one stroke behind Wadkins (three-way tie for second) Colonial National Invitation – Wikipedia
103 started, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Colonial National Invitation
Colonial Country Club, Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Lanny Wadkins
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lanny Wadkins | 67 · 68 · 70 · 65 | 270 | −10 |
| T2 | Mark Calcavecchia | |||
| T2 | Ben Crenshaw | |||
| T2 | Joey Sindelar | |||
| 5 | Clarence Rose | |||
| T6 | Scott Hoch | |||
| T6 | Mark Wiebe | |||
| T6 | David Graham | |||
| T9 | Chip Beck | |||
| T9 | David Frost |
The golfer
born 1949-12-05, Richmond, Virginia; USA; turned pro 1971; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 18; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet