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Sunday 4 June 1989PGA TourYear in Review
Byrum wins Kemper Open
TPC at Avenel, Potomac, Maryland (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 June 1989 · Tom Byrum’s win no. 1 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
14 h 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Tommy Armour III USAfinished five strokes behind Byrum (tied second) Kemper Open – Wikipedia
- Billy Ray Brown USAfinished five strokes behind Byrum (tied second) Kemper Open – Wikipedia
- Jim Thorpe USAfinished five strokes behind Byrum (tied second) Kemper Open – Wikipedia
154 started, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Kemper Open
TPC at Avenel, TPC at Avenel, Potomac, Maryland
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Tom Byrum
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Byrum | 66 · 69 · 65 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
| T2 | Jim Thorpe | |||
| T2 | Tommy Armour III | |||
| T2 | Billy Ray Brown | |||
| 5 | Gil Morgan | |||
| T6 | Andrew Magee | |||
| T6 | Mark McCumber | |||
| T8 | Lon Hinkle | |||
| T8 | Mike Hulbert | |||
| T8 | Jay Don Blake |
The golfer
born 1960-09-28, Onida, South Dakota; USA; turned pro 1984; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 165 that week (OWGR rankBefore (apiweb.owgr.com player events table, 1989)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet