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Sunday 15 April 1990PGA TourYear in Review
Stewart wins MCI Heritage Golf Classic
Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 April 1990 · Payne Stewart’s win no. 6 on the PGA Tour · purse 1,000,000 USD · end date from the 1990 season table (Apr 15) and the winner's wins table (Apr 15, 1990); start date not sourced; start 1990-04-12 from the OWGR event page
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 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 67° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/9°C · wind 22 km/h NNE, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/11°C · wind 20 km/h ENE, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/15°C · wind 26 km/h SE, gusts 45 · 11.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/18°C · wind 17 km/h S, gusts 27 · 0 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
- Steve Jones USA · 276eliminated by par on the first playoff hole Payne Stewart - Wikipedia
- Larry Mize USA · 276lost playoff on second extra hole to Stewart's birdie Payne Stewart - Wikipedia
120 started, 72 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
MCI Heritage Golf Classic
Harbour Town Golf Links, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Payne Stewart
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Payne Stewart | 70 · 69 · 66 · 71 | 276 | −8 |
| T2 | Steve Jones | |||
| T2 | Larry Mize | |||
| T4 | Steve Pate | |||
| T4 | Greg Norman | |||
| 6 | Andy Bean | |||
| T7 | Loren Roberts | |||
| T7 | Gene Sauers | |||
| T9 | Chip Beck | |||
| T9 | David Edwards | |||
| T9 | Tom Kite | |||
| T9 | Calvin Peete | |||
| T9 | Hal Sutton | |||
| T9 | Lanny Wadkins | |||
| T9 | Bob Estes |
The golfer
born 1957-01-30, Springfield, Missouri; USA; turned pro 1979; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 1; world No. 8 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table 1990)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet