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Sunday 29 July 1990PGA TourYear in Review
Beck wins Buick Open
Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 July 1990 · Chip Beck’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse 1,000,000 USD · start/end from OWGR event page; end also Jul 29 on the Wikipedia season table and Beck's wins 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
14 h 26 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a first-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
- Mike Donald USAtied second, 1 stroke behind Beck Buick Open - Wikipedia
- Hale Irwin USAtied second, 1 stroke behind Beck Buick Open - Wikipedia
- Fuzzy Zoeller USAtied second, 1 stroke behind Beck Buick Open - Wikipedia
156 started, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Buick Open
Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Chip Beck
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chip Beck | 66 · 70 · 71 · 65 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Mike Donald | |||
| T2 | Hale Irwin | |||
| T2 | Fuzzy Zoeller | |||
| 5 | Fred Funk | |||
| 6 | Ken Green | |||
| T7 | Dave Barr | |||
| T7 | Doug Tewell | |||
| T7 | Leonard Thompson | |||
| T7 | Robert Wrenn |
The golfer
born 1956-09-12, Fayetteville, North Carolina; USA; turned pro 1978; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 19 that week (OWGR rankFrom on the event page).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet