Golf Network News
Sunday 12 January 1992PGA TourYear in Review
Elkington wins Infiniti Tournament of Champions
La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, California (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 January 1992 · Steve Elkington’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse 800,000 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
9 h 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 31° 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
- Brad Faxon USAlost playoff to Elkington's birdie on the first extra hole Steve Elkington - Wikipedia
32 started, 32 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Infiniti Tournament of Champions
La Costa Resort and Spa, La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, California
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Steve Elkington
Margin and runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Elkington | 69 · 71 · 67 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| 2 | Brad Faxon | |||
| T3 | Billy Andrade | |||
| T3 | Fred Couples | |||
| T3 | Rocco Mediate | |||
| 6 | Paul Azinger | |||
| T7 | Jay Don Blake | |||
| T7 | Davis Love III | |||
| 9 | Mark O'Meara | |||
| 10 | Blaine McCallister |
The golfer
born 1962-12-08, Inverell, New South Wales, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1985; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 45 that week (OWGR rankBefore, OWGR player profile 1992 events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet