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Sunday 1 October 1989PGA TourYear in Review
Britton wins Centel Classic
Killearn Golf and Country Club, Tallahassee, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Bill Britton’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 750,000 (Purse US$ column) USD · end date from season table (Oct 1) and OWGR week end date; start not stated; Wikipedia event article: shortened to 54 holes due to rain
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 42 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent 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
- Ronnie Black USAfinished four strokes behind Britton Centel Classic – Wikipedia
155 started, 82 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Centel Classic
Killearn Golf and Country Club, Killearn Golf and Country Club, Tallahassee, Florida
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Bill Britton
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Britton | 200 | −16 |
| 2 | Ronnie Black | ||
| 3 | Gary Hallberg | ||
| T4 | Mike Reid | ||
| T4 | Bill Buttner | ||
| T4 | Tom Pernice Jr. | ||
| T7 | Hale Irwin | ||
| T7 | Peter Jacobsen | ||
| T7 | Kenny Knox | ||
| T7 | Tim Norris | ||
| T7 | Tim Simpson | ||
| T7 | Leonard Thompson | ||
| T7 | Tom Byrum |
The golfer
born 1955-11-13; USA; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 261 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player events table, 1989)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet