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Sunday 15 May 1988PGA TourYear in Review
Lietzke wins GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic
TPC at Las Colinas, Irving, Texas (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 May 1988 · Bruce Lietzke’s win no. 11 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 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Clarence Rose USA · 271tied at nine-under 271 after 72 holes; lost on the first playoff hole to Lietzke's 20-foot birdie putt A Roundup of the Week May 9-15 – Sports Illustrated Vault
156 started, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic
TPC at Las Colinas, TPC at Las Colinas, Irving, Texas
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Bruce Lietzke
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Lietzke | 66 · 69 · 66 · 70 | 271 | −9 |
| 2 | Clarence Rose | |||
| T3 | Ben Crenshaw | |||
| T3 | David Graham | |||
| T5 | Paul Azinger | |||
| T5 | Mark Calcavecchia | |||
| T5 | John Cook | |||
| T8 | Craig Stadler | |||
| T8 | Nick Price | |||
| T10 | Fred Couples | |||
| T10 | Tom Watson | |||
| T10 | David Frost |
The golfer
born 1951-07-18, Kansas City, Kansas; USA; turned pro 1974; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 11.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet