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Sunday 26 May 1991PGA TourYear in Review
Purtzer wins Southwestern Bell Colonial
Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 May 1991 · Tom Purtzer’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse 1,200,000 (Purse US$) USD
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 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/22°C · wind 14 km/h ESE, gusts 28 · 1.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/21°C · wind 11 km/h SE, gusts 26 · 13.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/19°C · wind 10 km/h S, gusts 26 · 4.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R434°/21°C · wind 15 km/h SSE, gusts 24 · 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
- David Edwards USAtied second, 3 strokes behind Purtzer Tom Purtzer - Wikipedia
- Scott Hoch USAtied second, 3 strokes behind Purtzer Tom Purtzer - Wikipedia
- Bob Lohr USAtied second, 3 strokes behind Purtzer Tom Purtzer - Wikipedia
109 started, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Southwestern Bell Colonial
Colonial Country Club, Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Tom Purtzer
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Purtzer | 70 · 66 · 67 · 64 | 267 | −13 |
| T2 | David Edwards | |||
| T2 | Scott Hoch | |||
| T2 | Bob Lohr | |||
| T5 | Mark Calcavecchia | |||
| T5 | Fred Funk | |||
| T7 | Tom Watson | |||
| T7 | Ian Baker-Finch | |||
| T7 | Wayne Grady | |||
| T7 | Stan Utley |
The golfer
born 1951-12-05, Des Moines, Iowa; USA; turned pro 1973; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 81 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table, 1991)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet