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Sunday 15 January 1989PGA TourYear in Review
Jones wins Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
California (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 January 1989 · Steve Jones’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse 1,000,000 USD · 90-hole (five-round) pro-am; start date from OWGR event page; start date from the OWGR event page; end date from the 1989 PGA Tour season table, the winner's wins table and OWGR
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
9 h 45 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 32° 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
- Paul Azinger USAlost sudden-death playoff to Jones's birdie on the first extra hole Desert Classic - Wikipedia
- Sandy Lyle SCOlost sudden-death playoff to Jones's birdie on the first extra hole Desert Classic - Wikipedia
128 started, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
California
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Steve Jones
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Jones | 76 · 68 · 67 · 63 · 69 | 343 | −17 |
| T2 | Paul Azinger | |||
| T2 | Sandy Lyle | |||
| T4 | Mark Calcavecchia | |||
| T4 | Fred Couples | |||
| T4 | Kenny Knox | |||
| T4 | Lanny Wadkins | |||
| T8 | Hubert Green | |||
| T8 | Tom Kite | |||
| T8 | Bernhard Langer |
The golfer
born 1958-12-27, Artesia, New Mexico; USA; turned pro 1981; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 50 that week (OWGR rankBefore (getPlayerProfileEventsTable 1989)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet