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Sunday 12 March 1989PGA TourYear in Review
Kite wins Nestle Invitational
Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Bay Hill, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 March 1989 · Tom Kite’s win no. 11 on the PGA Tour · purse 800,000 USD · start date from the OWGR event page; end date from the 1989 PGA Tour season table
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 43 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
- Davis Love III USA · 278tied with Kite at 278 after both double-bogeyed the 72nd hole; lost the playoff on the second extra hole (SI; Tom Kite article) Tom Kite - Wikipedia
114 started, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Nestle Invitational
Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Bay Hill, Florida
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Tom Kite
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Kite | 68 · 72 · 67 · 71 | 278 | −6 |
| 2 | Davis Love III | |||
| 3 | Curtis Strange | |||
| T4 | Don Pooley | |||
| T4 | Loren Roberts | |||
| T4 | Payne Stewart | |||
| 7 | Dan Pohl | |||
| T8 | Larry Ringer | |||
| T8 | Nick Price | |||
| T10 | Larry Mize | |||
| T10 | Tommy Armour III | |||
| T10 | Blaine McCallister |
The golfer
born 1949-12-09, McKinney, Texas; USA; turned pro 1972; tour wins to date: 11; world No. 10 that week (OWGR rankBefore (apiweb.owgr.com player events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet