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Monday 14 November 1988PGA TourYear in Review
Strange wins Nabisco Championship
Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California · Thursday 10 to Monday 14 November 1988 · Curtis Strange’s win no. 16 on the PGA Tour · purse 2,000,000 USD · start from OWGR event page; end Nov 14 per season table and Strange wins table (playoff); OWGR gives week end date 1988-11-13 (see conflicts)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 34° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/11°C · wind 13 km/h SW, gusts 27 · 2.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/10°C · wind 9 km/h W, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/10°C · wind 7 km/h S, gusts 16 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/10°C · wind 25 km/h SW, gusts 53 · 12 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R514°/9°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 36 · 6.5 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
- Tom Kite USAlost playoff; Strange won with birdie on the second extra hole Curtis Strange – Wikipedia
30 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
Nabisco Championship
Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Curtis Strange
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis Strange | 64 · 71 · 70 · 74 | 279 | −9 |
| 2 | Tom Kite | |||
| T3 | Mark Calcavecchia | |||
| T3 | Ken Green | |||
| T3 | Payne Stewart | |||
| 6 | Peter Jacobsen | |||
| 7 | Fred Couples | |||
| T8 | Gary Koch | |||
| T8 | Bruce Lietzke | |||
| T8 | Jodie Mudd | |||
| T8 | Mike Reid | |||
| T8 | Bob Tway | |||
| T8 | Scott Verplank |
The golfer
born 1955-01-30, Norfolk, Virginia; USA; turned pro 1976; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 16; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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