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Sunday 28 August 1988PGA TourYear in Review
Reid wins NEC World Series of Golf
Firestone Country Club (South Course), Akron, Ohio (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 August 1988 · Mike Reid’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse 900,000 USD · start/end from OWGR event page
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 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- R2Not yet researched
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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
- Tom Watson USAlost playoff to Reid's par on the first extra hole NEC World Series of Golf - Wikipedia
42 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
NEC World Series of Golf
Firestone Country Club (South Course), Firestone Country Club (South Course), Akron, Ohio
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Mike Reid
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Reid | 70 · 65 · 71 · 69 | 275 | −5 |
| 2 | Tom Watson | |||
| T3 | Larry Nelson | |||
| T3 | Ian Baker-Finch | |||
| 5 | Sandy Lyle | |||
| T6 | Chip Beck | |||
| T6 | Steve Pate | |||
| 8 | Ben Crenshaw | |||
| T9 | Jay Haas | |||
| T9 | Bruce Lietzke |
The golfer
born 1954-07-01, Bainbridge, Maryland; USA; turned pro 1976; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet