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Sunday 6 August 1995PGA TourYear in Review
Austin wins Buick Open
Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 August 1995 · Woody Austin’s win no. 1 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 08 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Mike Brisky USA · 270lost playoff when Austin made par on the second extra hole Woody Austin – Wikipedia (PGA Tour playoff record)
150 started, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Buick Open
Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Woody Austin
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woody Austin | 63 · 68 · 72 · 67 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | Mike Brisky | |||
| T3 | Jeff Sluman | |||
| T3 | Tom Byrum | |||
| T3 | Ernie Els | |||
| 6 | Fred Couples | |||
| 7 | Joel Edwards | |||
| 8 | Payne Stewart | |||
| T9 | Tom Lehman | |||
| T9 | Jonathan Kaye |
The golfer
born 1964-01-27, Tampa, Florida; USA; turned pro 1986; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 128 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player events table, 1995 week 31); age computed from Wikipedia birth date and event end date).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet