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Sunday 5 August 1990PGA TourYear in Review
Kite wins Federal Express St. Jude Classic
TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 August 1990 · Tom Kite’s win no. 14 on the PGA Tour · purse 1,000,000 USD · start/end from OWGR event page; end also Aug 5 on the Wikipedia season table and Kite'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
13 h 38 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R133°/21°C · wind 9 km/h E, gusts 20 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/22°C · wind 9 km/h SSW, gusts 23 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R335°/24°C · wind 14 km/h SW, gusts 42 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/23°C · wind 14 km/h NW, gusts 40 · 2.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- John Cook USAlost playoff on first extra hole to Kite's birdie Federal Express St. Jude Classic - Wikipedia
155 started, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Federal Express St. Jude Classic
TPC Southwind, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Tom Kite
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Kite | 72 · 68 · 62 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| 2 | John Cook | |||
| 3 | David Canipe | |||
| T4 | Tim Simpson | |||
| T4 | David Frost | |||
| T4 | Bob Estes | |||
| T7 | Loren Roberts | |||
| T7 | Billy Andrade | |||
| T7 | Billy Mayfair | |||
| T10 | Brian Claar | |||
| T10 | Neal Lancaster |
The golfer
born 1949-12-09, McKinney, Texas; USA; turned pro 1972; tour wins to date: 14; world No. 10 that week (OWGR rankFrom on the event page).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet