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Sunday 8 May 1988PGA TourYear in Review
Koch wins Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational
Nevada, USA (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 May 1988 · Gary Koch’s win no. 6 on the PGA Tour · purse 1,388,889 USD · weather: scheduled for 90 holes (1983-2003 format), shortened to 72 holes due to weather (Wikipedia event article footnote); start date as OWGR lists it
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 47 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter 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
- Peter Jacobsen USAfinished one stroke behind Koch (tied second) in the weather-shortened 72-hole event Shriners Children's Open – Wikipedia
- Mark O'Meara USAfinished one stroke behind Koch (tied second) in the weather-shortened 72-hole event Shriners Children's Open – Wikipedia
156 started, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational
Nevada, USA
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Gary Koch
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Koch | 68 · 73 · 66 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Peter Jacobsen | |||
| T2 | Mark O'Meara | |||
| T4 | Curt Byrum | |||
| T4 | David Canipe | |||
| T4 | Rick Fehr | |||
| T4 | Gene Sauers | |||
| T4 | Joey Sindelar | |||
| T9 | Donnie Hammond | |||
| T9 | Payne Stewart |
The golfer
born 1952-11-21, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; USA; turned pro 1975; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 6.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet