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Sunday 6 August 1989PGA TourYear in Review
Mahaffey wins Federal Express St. Jude Classic
TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 August 1989 · John Mahaffey’s win no. 10 on the PGA Tour · purse 1,000,000 USD · Federal Express
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 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R134°/24°C · wind 13 km/h SSW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R234°/23°C · wind 14 km/h SW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R334°/24°C · wind 13 km/h SW, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/22°C · wind 13 km/h W, gusts 41 · 9.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Bob Gilder USAtied second, 3 strokes behind Mahaffey St. Jude Classic - Wikipedia
- Hubert Green USAtied second, 3 strokes behind Mahaffey St. Jude Classic - Wikipedia
- Bernhard Langer FRGtied second, 3 strokes behind Mahaffey St. Jude Classic - Wikipedia
- Bob Tway USAtied second, 3 strokes behind Mahaffey St. Jude Classic - Wikipedia
151 started, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Federal Express St. Jude Classic
TPC Southwind, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee
3 of 5 researched
Winner
John Mahaffey
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Mahaffey | 70 · 71 · 66 · 65 | 272 | −12 |
| T2 | Bob Gilder | |||
| T2 | Hubert Green | |||
| T2 | Bernhard Langer | |||
| T2 | Bob Tway | |||
| T6 | Mike Donald | |||
| T6 | Rick Fehr | |||
| T6 | Jay Haas | |||
| T6 | Jim Hallet | |||
| 10 | Bob Lohr |
The golfer
born 1948-05-09, Kerrville, Texas; USA; turned pro 1971; age 41 that week; tour wins to date: 10; world No. 85 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet