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Sunday 20 March 1994PGA TourYear in Review
Roberts wins Nestle Invitational
Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Bay Hill, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 March 1994 · Loren Roberts’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $1,200,000 USD · Nestle
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter 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
- Vijay Singh FIJ · 276came to the 18th tied with Roberts at 13 under but misplayed the hole from rough to rough to fringe Golf: Roberts gets off the mark - The Independent (Robinson Holloway, 1994-03-21), with leading final scores
- Fuzzy Zoeller USA · 276led alone after a birdie at the 16th, then double-bogeyed the 17th after his tee shot hit a spectator and bounced into the lake Golf: Roberts gets off the mark - The Independent (Robinson Holloway, 1994-03-21), with leading final scores
- Nick Price ZIM · 276tied second, one stroke behind (final round 70) Golf: Roberts gets off the mark - The Independent (Robinson Holloway, 1994-03-21), with leading final scores
121 started, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Nestle Invitational
Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Bay Hill, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Loren Roberts
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf: Roberts gets off the mark - The Independent (Robinson Holloway, 1994-03-21), with leading final scores
21 March 1994
It's been a long time. I'm one of the last guys of my generation to win, and it means a lot.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loren Roberts | 70 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 72 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 276 | |
| T2 | Nick Price | 66 · 72 · 68 · 70 | 276 | |
| T2 | Vijay Singh | 68 · 69 · 68 · 71 | 276 | |
| 5 | Larry Mize | 68 · 69 · 71 · 69 | 277 | |
| T6 | Greg Norman | 68 · 72 · 71 · 67 | 278 | |
| T6 | Tom Lehman | |||
| 8 | Tom Watson | 69 · 70 · 67 · 73 | 279 | |
| 9 | Andrew Magee | 70 · 67 · 69 · 74 | 280 | |
| T10 | Bill Glasson | 70 · 72 · 71 · 68 | 281 | |
| T10 | D. A. Weibring | 71 · 73 · 70 · 67 | 281 | |
| T10 | Glen Day | 70 · 68 · 72 · 71 | 281 |
The golfer
born 1955-06-24, San Luis Obispo, California; USA; turned pro 1975; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 83 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (1994)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet