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Sunday 26 June 1988PGA TourYear in Review
Nelson wins Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic
Atlanta Country Club, Marietta, Georgia (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 June 1988 · Larry Nelson’s win no. 10 on the PGA Tour · purse 700,000 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
14 h 10 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 80° 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
- Chip Beck USAbeaten by one shot when Nelson birdied the 72nd hole Atlanta Classic – Wikipedia
156 started, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic
Atlanta Country Club, Atlanta Country Club, Marietta, Georgia
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Larry Nelson
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Nelson | 63 · 66 · 66 · 73 | 268 | −20 |
| 2 | Chip Beck | |||
| 3 | Paul Azinger | |||
| T4 | Dave Rummells | |||
| T4 | Bobby Wadkins | |||
| T4 | Lanny Wadkins | |||
| T7 | Clarence Rose | |||
| T7 | Nick Price | |||
| 9 | Scott Hoch | |||
| T10 | Mark Calcavecchia | |||
| T10 | Wayne Levi |
The golfer
born 1947-09-10, Fort Payne, Alabama; USA; turned pro 1971; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 10; majors to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet