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Sunday 2 May 1993PGA TourYear in Review
McGovern wins Shell Houston Open
TPC at The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Texas (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 29 April to Sunday 2 May 1993 · Jim McGovern’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 1,300,000 USD · Shell · Shortened to 54 holes due to weather (Wikipedia, Houston Open article footnote)
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 15 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous 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 Huston USA · 199tied McGovern on 199 over 54 holes and lost the play-off at the second extra hole to a McGovern birdie Jim McGovern (golfer) - Wikipedia
157 started, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Shell Houston Open
TPC at The Woodlands, TPC at The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Texas
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Jim McGovern
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim McGovern | 67 · 64 · 68 | 199 | |
| 2 | John Huston | 65 · 66 · 68 | 199 | |
| T3 | Donnie Hammond | 67 · 65 · 68 | 200 | |
| T3 | Payne Stewart | 66 · 68 · 66 | 200 | |
| T3 | Blaine McCallister | 64 · 65 · 71 | 200 | |
| 6 | Larry Mize | 68 · 64 · 69 | 201 | |
| T7 | Loren Roberts | 67 · 67 · 69 | 203 | |
| T7 | Fulton Allem | 66 · 70 · 67 | 203 | |
| T7 | Steve Elkington | 70 · 65 · 68 | 203 | |
| T7 | Mike Springer | 70 · 69 · 64 | 203 |
The golfer
born 1965-02-05, Teaneck, New Jersey; USA; turned pro 1988; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 230 that week (OWGR rankBefore (apiweb.owgr.com player events table, event 1213)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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