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Sunday 30 July 1989PGA TourYear in Review
Thompson wins Buick Open
Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 July 1989 · Leonard Thompson’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse 1,000,000 USD · Buick
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 24 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- 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
- Billy Andrade USAtied second, 1 stroke behind Thompson Buick Open - Wikipedia
- Payne Stewart USAtied second, 1 stroke behind Thompson Buick Open - Wikipedia
- Doug Tewell USAtied second, 1 stroke behind Thompson Buick Open - Wikipedia
154 started, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Buick Open
Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Leonard Thompson
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonard Thompson | 65 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Billy Andrade | |||
| T2 | Payne Stewart | |||
| T2 | Doug Tewell | |||
| T5 | Bob Eastwood | |||
| T5 | Mark O'Meara | |||
| T5 | Hal Sutton | |||
| T8 | Wayne Grady | |||
| T8 | Tom Kite | |||
| T8 | Gil Morgan |
The golfer
born 1947-01-01, Laurinburg, North Carolina; USA; turned pro 1971; age 42 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 431 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet