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Sunday 29 May 1988PGA TourYear in Review
Strange wins Memorial Tournament
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 May 1988 · Curtis Strange’s win no. 14 on the PGA Tour · purse 930,250 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 37 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/5°C · wind 12 km/h WSW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/10°C · wind 13 km/h SW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/11°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/12°C · wind 12 km/h WSW, gusts 22 · 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
- David Frost RSAfinished two strokes behind Strange (tied second) Memorial Tournament – Wikipedia
- Hale Irwin USAfinished two strokes behind Strange (tied second) Memorial Tournament – Wikipedia
102 started, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Memorial Tournament
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Curtis Strange
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis Strange | 73 · 70 · 64 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Hale Irwin | |||
| T2 | David Frost | |||
| T4 | Andrew Magee | |||
| T4 | John Huston | |||
| T6 | Jay Haas | |||
| T6 | Scott Hoch | |||
| T6 | Peter Jacobsen | |||
| T6 | Payne Stewart | |||
| T6 | Lanny Wadkins | |||
| T6 | Greg Norman |
The golfer
born 1955-01-30, Norfolk, Virginia; USA; turned pro 1976; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 14; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet