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Sunday 16 May 1993PGA TourYear in Review
Simpson wins GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic
TPC at Las Colinas, Irving, Texas (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 May 1993 · Scott Simpson’s win no. 6 on the PGA Tour · purse 1,200,000 USD · GTE
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 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Corey Pavin USA · 271closed with a 67 from five strokes back after 54 holes, one short of Simpson Sporting Digest: Golf (The Independent)
- D A Weibring USA · 271three behind after 54 holes, closed with a 69 to finish one stroke back Sporting Digest: Golf (The Independent)
- Billy Mayfair USA · 271shot a second-round 61; closed with a 70 to finish one stroke back Sporting Digest: Golf (The Independent)
157 started, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic
TPC at Las Colinas, TPC at Las Colinas, Irving, Texas
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Scott Simpson
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Simpson | 65 · 66 · 68 · 71 | 270 | |
| T2 | Corey Pavin | 69 · 68 · 67 · 67 | 271 | |
| T2 | D A Weibring | 68 · 65 · 69 · 69 | 271 | |
| T2 | Billy Mayfair | 71 · 61 · 69 · 70 | 271 | |
| T5 | Fred Couples | 71 · 63 · 70 · 68 | 272 | |
| T5 | Payne Stewart | 70 · 66 · 68 · 68 | 272 | |
| T5 | David Frost | 68 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 272 | |
| T8 | Mark Calcavecchia | 67 · 65 · 74 · 67 | 273 | |
| T8 | Raymond Floyd | 66 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 273 | |
| T8 | L Rinker | 68 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 273 |
The golfer
born 1955-09-17, San Diego, California; USA; turned pro 1977; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 1; world No. 101 that week (OWGR rankBefore (apiweb.owgr.com player events table, event 1220)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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