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Sunday 21 May 1995PGA TourYear in Review
Singh wins Buick Classic
Westchester Country Club, Harrison, New York (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 May 1995 · Vijay Singh’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $1,200,000 USD · Buick
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 35 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a last-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
- Doug Martin USAbirdied three of the last four holes for a 69 to force a playoff, then bogeyed the fifth extra hole (the par-five 18th) The Independent: Singh takes the honours (23 May 1995)
148 started, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Buick Classic
Westchester Country Club, Westchester Country Club, Harrison, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Vijay Singh
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent (wire report, unbylined)
22 May 1995
Hopefully I can play the same tomorrow," he said. "I just had three weeks off and I'm charged up and ready to play. I can be aggressive because I'm hitting my driver beautifully.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | 70 · 69 · 67 · 72 | 278 | −6 |
| 2 | Doug Martin | |||
| 3 | Bobby Wadkins | |||
| T4 | Fred Funk | |||
| T4 | Nick Faldo | |||
| T4 | Dillard Pruitt | |||
| T4 | Ernie Els | |||
| T8 | Bruce Fleisher | |||
| T8 | Bob Gilder | |||
| T8 | Blaine McCallister | |||
| T8 | David Duval |
The golfer
born 1963-02-22, Lautoka, Fiji; FIJ; turned pro 1982; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 17 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player events table, 1995)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet