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Sunday 17 January 1993PGA TourYear in Review
Twitty wins United Airlines Hawaiian Open
Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 January 1993 · Howard Twitty’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $1,200,000 USD · United Airlines
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 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/20°C · wind 33 km/h NE, gusts 46 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/21°C · wind 38 km/h NE, gusts 54 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/21°C · wind 38 km/h ENE, gusts 54 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/22°C · wind 40 km/h ENE, gusts 55 · 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
- Joey Sindelar USA · 273late challenge fell short; Twitty closed with a 68 (Independent) Sport in Short: Golf - The Independent
144 started, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
United Airlines Hawaiian Open
Waialae Country Club, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Howard Twitty
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Deseret News (Associated Press)
18 January 1993
There are no words to describe what this means to me
Deseret News (Associated Press)
18 January 1993
This is very, very special. There are a lot of emotions, an awful, awful lot of emotions. With my daughter being here to see it, it's one of the special days of my life.
Deseret News (Associated Press)
18 January 1993
To tell you the truth, with my swing and my confidence so tender, I was glad there was such a big gap behind us
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howard Twitty | 63 · 68 · 70 · 68 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Joey Sindelar | 68 · 71 · 66 · 68 | 273 | |
| 3 | Paul Azinger | 67 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 274 | |
| T4 | Brett Ogle | 67 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 277 | |
| T4 | Jeff Maggert | 68 · 71 · 68 · 70 | 277 | |
| T4 | Keith Clearwater | 72 · 66 · 68 · 71 | 277 | |
| T7 | Nolan Henke | 69 · 71 · 71 · 67 | 278 | |
| T7 | Davis Love III | 69 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 278 | |
| T9 | Bill Glasson | 65 · 71 · 73 · 71 | 280 | |
| T9 | Wayne Levi | 72 · 65 · 69 · 74 | 280 | |
| T9 | Mark O'Meara | 66 · 73 · 71 · 70 | 280 | |
| T9 | Duffy Waldorf | 69 · 69 · 71 · 71 | 280 |
The golfer
born 1949-01-15, Phoenix, Arizona; USA; turned pro 1974; age 44 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 150 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player profile events table, 1993)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet