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Sunday 30 April 1989PGA TourYear in Review
Hoch wins Las Vegas Invitational
Las Vegas, Nevada (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 April 1989 · Scott Hoch’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse USD · start date from the OWGR event page; end date from the 1989 PGA Tour season table; 90-hole (five-round) event per the Scott Hoch wins table (69-64-68-65-70=336) and the event article (originally played over five rounds)
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 29 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent 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
- Robert Wrenn USA · 336tied at 336 after regulation; lost when Hoch sank an eight-foot birdie putt on the fifth playoff hole (SI roundup) A Roundup of the Week April 24-30 (Sports Illustrated, May 8, 1989) - SI Vault via Wayback
156 started, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Las Vegas Invitational
Las Vegas, Nevada
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Scott Hoch
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Hoch | 69 · 64 · 68 · 65 · 70 | 336 | −24 |
| 2 | Robert Wrenn | |||
| T3 | Gil Morgan | |||
| T3 | Craig Stadler | |||
| T5 | Brad Bryant | |||
| T5 | Russ Cochran | |||
| T5 | Dan Pohl | |||
| T5 | Mark Wiebe | |||
| T9 | Gene Sauers | |||
| T9 | Tony Sills | |||
| T9 | Jim Carter |
The golfer
born 1955-11-24, Raleigh, North Carolina; USA; turned pro 1979; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 29 that week (OWGR rankBefore (apiweb.owgr.com player events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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