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Sunday 24 April 1988PGA TourYear in Review
Beck wins USF&G Classic
Lakewood Country Club, New Orleans, Louisiana (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 April 1988 · Chip Beck’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse 750,000 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
13 h 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a first-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
- Lanny Wadkins USAfinished 7 strokes behind Beck Chip Beck - Wikipedia
155 started, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
USF&G Classic
Lakewood Country Club, Lakewood Country Club, New Orleans, Louisiana
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Chip Beck
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chip Beck | 69 · 64 · 65 · 64 | 262 | −26 |
| 2 | Lanny Wadkins | |||
| 3 | Dan Forsman | |||
| 4 | Calvin Peete | |||
| 5 | Larry Mize | |||
| 6 | Greg Ladehoff | |||
| T7 | John Cook | |||
| T7 | Brad Fabel | |||
| T9 | Lennie Clements | |||
| T9 | Russ Cochran | |||
| T9 | Donnie Hammond | |||
| T9 | Mark Lye | |||
| T9 | Tom Watson | |||
| T9 | Robert Wrenn |
The golfer
born 1956-09-12, Fayetteville, North Carolina; USA; turned pro 1978; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet