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Sunday 25 June 1995PGA TourYear in Review
Norman wins Canon Greater Hartford Open
TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 June 1995 · Greg Norman’s win no. 16 on the PGA Tour · purse $1,200,000 USD · Canon
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/14°C · wind 11 km/h SE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/12°C · wind 10 km/h SE, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/15°C · wind 10 km/h S, gusts 24 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/19°C · wind 9 km/h SE, gusts 22 · 13.9 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
- Dave Stockton Jr. USAtied for second, two strokes behind (Wikipedia margin of victory; OWGR T2) Wikipedia: Travelers Championship (permalink)
- Kirk Triplett USAtied for second, two strokes behind (Wikipedia margin of victory; OWGR T2) Wikipedia: Travelers Championship (permalink)
- Grant Waite NZLtied for second, two strokes behind (Wikipedia margin of victory; OWGR T2) Wikipedia: Travelers Championship (permalink)
151 started, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Canon Greater Hartford Open
TPC River Highlands, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Greg Norman
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Norman | 67 · 64 · 65 · 71 | 267 | −13 |
| T2 | Kirk Triplett | |||
| T2 | Grant Waite | |||
| T2 | Dave Stockton Jr. | |||
| T5 | Don Pooley | |||
| T5 | Fuzzy Zoeller | |||
| T5 | Brian Henninger | |||
| T8 | Billy Andrade | |||
| T8 | Bob Estes | |||
| T8 | Michael Bradley |
The golfer
born 1955-02-10, Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1976; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 16; majors to date: 2; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player events table, 1995)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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