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Sunday 28 May 1989PGA TourYear in Review
Simpson wins BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic
Atlanta Country Club, Marietta, Georgia (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 May 1989 · Scott Simpson’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse 900,000 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
13 h 58 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- 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
- Bob Tway USAlost playoff on the first extra hole (Simpson won with a par) Atlanta Classic (redirect from BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic) – Wikipedia
151 started, 69 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic
Atlanta Country Club, Atlanta Country Club, Marietta, Georgia
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Scott Simpson
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Simpson | 72 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| 2 | Bob Tway | |||
| T3 | Jay Don Blake | |||
| T3 | Davis Love III | |||
| T5 | David Canipe | |||
| T5 | David Peoples | |||
| T7 | Wayne Levi | |||
| T7 | Wayne Grady | |||
| T7 | Ray Stewart | |||
| T10 | Ronnie Black | |||
| T10 | Larry Mize | |||
| T10 | Don Pooley | |||
| T10 | Gene Sauers | |||
| T10 | Tim Simpson | |||
| T10 | Mike Miles |
The golfer
born 1955-09-17, San Diego, California; USA; turned pro 1977; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 5; world No. 35 that week (OWGR rankBefore (apiweb.owgr.com player events table, 1989)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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