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Sunday 1 May 1988PGA TourYear in Review
Strange wins Independent Insurance Agent Open
TPC at The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Texas (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 28 April to Sunday 1 May 1988 · Curtis Strange’s win no. 13 on the PGA Tour · purse 700,000 USD · start and end dates from the OWGR event page; end date matches the 1988 PGA Tour season table
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 15 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° up at noon, and that night a full 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
- Greg Norman AUSlost playoff to Strange's birdie on the third extra hole Greg Norman - Wikipedia
155 started, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Independent Insurance Agent Open
TPC at The Woodlands, TPC at The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Texas
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Curtis Strange
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis Strange | 69 · 68 · 66 · 67 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | Greg Norman | |||
| 3 | Tom Kite | |||
| T4 | Brian Tennyson | |||
| T4 | Jim Carter | |||
| 6 | Tim Simpson | |||
| T7 | Mike Donald | |||
| T7 | Bruce Lietzke | |||
| T9 | Bobby Clampett | |||
| T9 | Jack Renner | |||
| T9 | Dave Rummells |
The golfer
born 1955-01-30, Norfolk, Virginia; USA; turned pro 1976; tour wins to date: 13.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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