Golf Network News
Sunday 22 October 1989PGA TourYear in Review
Simpson wins Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic
Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Tim Simpson’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse 800,000 (Purse US$ column) USD · end date from season table (Oct 22) and OWGR week end date (1989-10-22); Simpson's Wikipedia wins table gives Oct 21, 1989 (see conflicts); start not stated
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 07 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter 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
- Donnie Hammond USAfinished one stroke behind Simpson Walt Disney World Golf Classic – Wikipedia
132 started, 82 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic
Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Tim Simpson
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Simpson | 65 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Donnie Hammond | |||
| T3 | Paul Azinger | |||
| T3 | Fred Couples | |||
| T3 | Kenny Knox | |||
| T6 | Jay Haas | |||
| T6 | Ted Schulz | |||
| T8 | Bob Gilder | |||
| T8 | Curtis Strange | |||
| T10 | Mike Hulbert | |||
| T10 | Roger Maltbie | |||
| T10 | Nick Price | |||
| T10 | Jim Hallet |
The golfer
born 1956-05-06, Atlanta, Georgia; USA; turned pro 1977; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 47 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player events table, 1989)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet