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Sunday 2 July 1995PGA TourYear in Review
Gallagher wins FedEx St. Jude Classic
TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee · Thursday 29 June to Sunday 2 July 1995 · Jim Gallagher Jr.’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $1,250,000 USD · FedEx
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 19 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/22°C · wind 11 km/h SW, gusts 26 · 6.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/21°C · wind 7 km/h W, gusts 19 · 8.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/19°C · wind 13 km/h N, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/19°C · wind 10 km/h N, gusts 24 · 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
- Jay Delsing USAtied for second, one stroke behind (Wikipedia margin of victory; OWGR T2) Wikipedia: St. Jude Classic (permalink)
- Ken Green USAtied for second, one stroke behind (Wikipedia margin of victory; OWGR T2) Wikipedia: St. Jude Classic (permalink)
145 started, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
FedEx St. Jude Classic
TPC Southwind, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Jim Gallagher Jr.
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Gallagher Jr. | 65 · 62 · 68 · 72 | 267 | −17 |
| T2 | Jay Delsing | |||
| T2 | Ken Green | |||
| 4 | Gene Sauers | |||
| T5 | John Cook | |||
| T5 | Steve Jones | |||
| T5 | Larry Mize | |||
| T5 | Bob Tway | |||
| T5 | Rocco Mediate | |||
| T5 | Brandel Chamblee |
The golfer
born 1961-03-24, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1983; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 5; world No. 33 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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