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Sunday 17 April 1994PGA TourYear in Review
Irwin wins MCI Heritage Golf Classic
Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 April 1994 · Hale Irwin’s win no. 20 on the PGA Tour · purse $1,250,000 USD · MCI
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/17°C · wind 21 km/h SSW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/20°C · wind 26 km/h S, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/18°C · wind 26 km/h WSW, gusts 41 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/14°C · wind 20 km/h N, gusts 34 · 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
- Greg Norman AUSfinished second, two strokes behind Irwin RBC Heritage - Wikipedia (winners table, infobox)
119 started, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
MCI Heritage Golf Classic
Harbour Town Golf Links, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Hale Irwin
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hale Irwin | 266 | −18 |
| 2 | Greg Norman | ||
| 3 | Loren Roberts | ||
| T4 | David Edwards | ||
| T4 | David Frost | ||
| T4 | Nolan Henke | ||
| T7 | Russ Cochran | ||
| T7 | Bob Estes | ||
| T9 | Larry Mize | ||
| T9 | Jesper Parnevik |
The golfer
born 1945-06-03, Joplin, Missouri; USA; turned pro 1968; age 48 that week; tour wins to date: 20; majors to date: 3; world No. 72 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (1994)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet