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Sunday 16 July 1989PGA TourYear in Review
Donald wins Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic
Kingsmill Golf Club, Williamsburg, Virginia (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 July 1989 · Mike Donald’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 850,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 19 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° 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
- Tim Simpson USAlost sudden-death playoff (Sutton eliminated on the third extra hole, Simpson on the fourth) Michelob Championship at Kingsmill (redirect from Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic) – Wikipedia
- Hal Sutton USAlost sudden-death playoff (Sutton eliminated on the third extra hole, Simpson on the fourth) Michelob Championship at Kingsmill (redirect from Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic) – Wikipedia
151 started, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic
Kingsmill Golf Club (River Course), Kingsmill Golf Club, Williamsburg, Virginia
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Mike Donald
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Donald | 67 · 66 · 70 · 65 | 268 | −16 |
| T2 | Tim Simpson | |||
| T2 | Hal Sutton | |||
| 4 | Mike Hulbert | |||
| 5 | Tom Byrum | |||
| T6 | Roger Maltbie | |||
| T6 | Blaine McCallister | |||
| T6 | Brian Tennyson | |||
| T9 | John Mahaffey | |||
| T9 | Chris Perry | |||
| T9 | Ron Streck |
The golfer
born 1955-07-11, Grand Rapids, Michigan; USA; turned pro 1978; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 169 that week (OWGR rankBefore (apiweb.owgr.com player events table, 1989)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet