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Monday 3 July 1989PGA TourYear in Review
McCumber wins Beatrice Western Open
Butler National Golf Club, Oak Brook, Illinois (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 29 June to Monday 3 July 1989 · Mark McCumber’s win no. 7 on the PGA Tour · purse 1,000,000 USD · Beatrice · end date 3 July (a Monday) as Wikipedia states it (season table and winner's wins table); OWGR lists the event week ending 2 July; reason for the Monday date not stated in sources read
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 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a new 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 USAlost playoff on the first extra hole (McCumber won with a par) Western Open (redirect from Beatrice Western Open) – Wikipedia
156 started, 82 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Beatrice Western Open
Butler National Golf Club, Butler National Golf Club, Oak Brook, Illinois
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Mark McCumber
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark McCumber | 68 · 67 · 71 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Peter Jacobsen | |||
| 3 | Paul Azinger | |||
| 4 | Jim Gallagher Jr. | |||
| T5 | Lee Trevino | |||
| T5 | Lance Ten-Broeck | |||
| T7 | Chip Beck | |||
| T7 | Larry Mize | |||
| T7 | Jodie Mudd | |||
| T7 | Joey Sindelar |
The golfer
born 1951-09-07, Jacksonville, Florida; USA; turned pro 1974; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 7; world No. 21 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