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Sunday 28 August 1988PGA TourYear in Review
Blackmar wins Provident Classic
Valleybrook Golf and Country Club, Hixson, Tennessee (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 August 1988 · purse 450,000 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
12 h 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- 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
- Payne Stewart USAlost playoff to Blackmar's birdie on the first extra hole Chattanooga Classic (PGA Tour) - Wikipedia (redirected from Provident Classic)
139 started, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Provident Classic
Valleybrook Golf and Country Club, Valleybrook Golf and Country Club, Hixson, Tennessee
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Phil Blackmar
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Blackmar | 66 · 64 · 69 · 65 | 264 | −16 |
| 2 | Payne Stewart | |||
| T3 | Jim Dent | |||
| T3 | Mark Hayes | |||
| T3 | Billy Ray Brown | |||
| T6 | Bill Bergin | |||
| T6 | Russ Cochran | |||
| T6 | Bill Glasson | |||
| T6 | Leonard Thompson | |||
| T6 | Jim Hallet | |||
| T6 | Bill Britton |
The golfer
born 1957-09-22, San Diego, California; USA; turned pro 1980; age 30 that week.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet