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Saturday 20 October 1990PGA 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. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse 1,000,000 (Purse US$ column) USD · Oldsmobile · end date Oct 20, 1990 per season table and Simpson's wins table; OWGR lists it in the week ending 1990-10-21; 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 11 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent 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
- John Mahaffey USAfinished one stroke behind Simpson Tim Simpson
130 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic
Walt Disney World Resort, 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 | 64 · 64 · 65 · 71 | 264 | −24 |
| 2 | John Mahaffey | |||
| 3 | Davis Love III | |||
| 4 | Gene Sauers | |||
| 5 | Paul Azinger | |||
| 6 | David Peoples | |||
| 7 | Bob Gilder | |||
| T8 | Chip Beck | |||
| T8 | Dan Forsman | |||
| T8 | Bruce Lietzke | |||
| T8 | Larry Nelson |
The golfer
born 1956-05-06, Atlanta, Georgia; USA; turned pro 1977; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 22 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player events table, 1990)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet