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Sunday 26 March 1989PGA TourYear in Review
Simpson wins USF&G Classic
English Turn Golf and Country Club, New Orleans, Louisiana (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 March 1989 · Tim Simpson’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse 750,000 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
12 h 08 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waning 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
- Greg Norman AUStied second, 2 strokes behind (event article winners table); how it was lost not sourced Zurich Classic of New Orleans - Wikipedia
- Hal Sutton USAtied second, 2 strokes behind (event article winners table); how it was lost not sourced Zurich Classic of New Orleans - Wikipedia
143 started, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
USF&G Classic
English Turn Golf and Country Club, English Turn Golf and Country Club, New Orleans, Louisiana
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Tim Simpson
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Simpson | 68 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Hal Sutton | |||
| T2 | Greg Norman | |||
| 4 | Mark Hayes | |||
| T5 | Mark O'Meara | |||
| T5 | Bill Sander | |||
| T5 | Payne Stewart | |||
| T5 | P.H. Horgan-III | |||
| T9 | Chip Beck | |||
| T9 | David Edwards | |||
| T9 | Dan Forsman | |||
| T9 | Pat McGowan | |||
| T9 | Lanny Wadkins |
The golfer
born 1956-05-06, Atlanta, Georgia; USA; turned pro 1977; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 91 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