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Sunday 31 October 1993PGA TourYear in Review
Gallagher wins the Tour Championship
The Olympic Club (Lake Course), San Francisco, California (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 October 1993 · Jim Gallagher Jr.’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse 3,000,000 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
10 h 27 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 38° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous 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
- David Frost RSA · 278led the field by two strokes after 54 holes (205) and closed with a 73 to finish one behind Sporting Digest: Golf (Tour Championship leading final scores) – The Independent, 2 Nov 1993
- Greg Norman AUS · 278two behind after 54 holes (207), closed with a 71 to finish one behind Sporting Digest: Golf (Tour Championship leading final scores) – The Independent, 2 Nov 1993
- John Huston USA · 278three behind after 54 holes (208), closed with a 70 to finish one behind Sporting Digest: Golf (Tour Championship leading final scores) – The Independent, 2 Nov 1993
- Scott Simpson USA · 278three behind after 54 holes (208), closed with a 70 to finish one behind Sporting Digest: Golf (Tour Championship leading final scores) – The Independent, 2 Nov 1993
30 started, 30 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Tour Championship
The Olympic Club, Lake Course, The Olympic Club (Lake Course), San Francisco, California
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Jim Gallagher Jr.
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Gallagher Jr. | 63 · 73 · 72 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
| T2 | S Simpson | 68 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 278 | |
| T2 | J Huston | 72 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 278 | |
| T2 | D Frost | 68 · 68 · 69 · 73 | 278 | |
| T2 | G Norman | 72 · 67 · 68 · 71 | 278 | |
| 6 | R Fehr | 69 · 69 · 70 · 71 | 279 | |
| T7 | C Pavin | 68 · 73 · 72 · 67 | 280 | |
| T7 | M Calcavecchia | 69 · 69 · 75 · 67 | 280 | |
| T7 | T Kite | 69 · 68 · 72 · 71 | 280 | |
| T10 | F Couples | 74 · 72 · 70 · 65 | 281 | |
| T10 | J Haas | 70 · 69 · 72 · 70 | 281 |
The golfer
born 1961-03-24, Johnstown, Pennsylvania; USA; turned pro 1983; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 63 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player events table 1993)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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