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Sunday 10 September 1995PGA TourYear in Review
O'Meara wins Bell Canadian Open
Glen Abbey Golf Club, Oakville, Ontario · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 September 1995 · Mark O'Meara’s win no. 10 on the PGA Tour · purse 1,300,000 USD · Bell
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 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/10°C · wind 26 km/h W, gusts 48 · 10.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/9°C · wind 21 km/h ENE, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/10°C · wind 15 km/h NNW, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/7°C · wind 21 km/h N, gusts 37 · 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
- Bob Lohr USAtook a three-stroke lead into the final round, shot 70 with three bogeys, birdied three of the last four to force a playoff, then found the pond with his second at the first extra hole and bogeyed O'Meara 1st at Canadian (staff and wire reports), The Daily Tar Heel, Chapel Hill, 11 September 1995, p.11 (DigitalNC)
151 started, 81 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Bell Canadian Open
Glen Abbey Golf Club, Glen Abbey Golf Club, Oakville, Ontario
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Mark O'Meara
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark O'Meara | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Bob Lohr | ||
| 3 | Nick Price | ||
| 4 | Hal Sutton | ||
| T5 | Bill Glasson | ||
| T5 | Andrew Magee | ||
| 7 | Tony Sills | ||
| 8 | Scott Dunlap | ||
| T9 | Bob Tway | ||
| T9 | Brian Kamm |
The golfer
born 1957-01-13, Goldsboro, North Carolina; USA; turned pro 1980; tour wins to date: 10; majors to date: 0; world No. 59 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table 1995).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet