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Sunday 19 March 1989PGA TourYear in Review
Kite wins the Players Championship
TPC at Sawgrass (Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 March 1989 · Tom Kite’s win no. 12 on the PGA Tour · purse $1.35 million USD · March 16-19, 1989 (1989 Players Championship article; OWGR event page agrees)
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 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous 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
- Chip Beck USAfinished one stroke behind at 280; birdied the 18th from 20 feet to finish second (SI) Kite Finally Takes Flight - Sports Illustrated (SI Vault via Wayback)
144 started · cut +2, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Players Championship
TPC at Sawgrass, Stadium Course, TPC at Sawgrass (Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tom Kite
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Sports Illustrated (E.M. Swift), SI Vault via Wayback
27 March 1989
Well, after today you're going to have a tough time convincing me that this tournament is not a major. I'm sure going to call it one.
Sports Illustrated (E.M. Swift), SI Vault via Wayback
27 March 1989
It's probably the most photographed hole in golf, and I recognize what it's done for this tournament, but I don't like it
Sports Illustrated (E.M. Swift), SI Vault via Wayback
27 March 1989
I was trying to build up the lead as much as I could.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Kite | 69 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| 2 | Chip Beck | 71 · 68 · 68 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
| 3 | Bruce Lietzke | 66 · 69 · 74 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Fred Couples | 68 · 70 · 71 · 73 | 282 | −6 |
| T4 | Greg Norman | 74 · 67 · 69 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Mark McCumber | 69 · 70 · 70 · 74 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | Gil Morgan | 71 · 69 · 70 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Andy Bean | 68 · 76 · 69 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T8 | David Frost | 66 · 71 · 75 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
| T8 | Gary Koch | 70 · 69 · 70 · 75 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1949-12-09, McKinney, Texas; USA; turned pro 1972; tour wins to date: 12; world No. 7 that week (OWGR rankBefore (apiweb.owgr.com player events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet