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Sunday 27 March 1988PGA TourYear in Review
McCumber wins the Players Championship
Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 March 1988 · Mark McCumber’s win no. 6 on the PGA Tour · purse 1,250,000 USD · start and end dates from the OWGR event page; end date matches the 1988 PGA Tour season table
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 10 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous 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
- Mike Reid USAfinished 4 strokes behind McCumber Mark McCumber - Wikipedia
144 started, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Players Championship
Florida
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Mark McCumber
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark McCumber | 65 · 72 · 67 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Mike Reid | |||
| T3 | Curt Byrum | |||
| T3 | Fulton Allem | |||
| T3 | David Frost | |||
| T6 | Gil Morgan | |||
| T6 | Lanny Wadkins | |||
| T8 | Wayne Levi | |||
| T8 | Dan Pohl | |||
| T8 | Payne Stewart |
The golfer
born 1951-09-07, Jacksonville, Florida; USA; turned pro 1974; tour wins to date: 6.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet