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Sunday 14 May 1995PGA TourYear in Review
Els wins GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic
Four Seasons Resort and Club at Las Colinas, Irving, Texas (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 May 1995 · Ernie Els’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $1,300,000 USD · GTE
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 33 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a full 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
- Robin Freeman USAtied for second, three strokes behind (Wikipedia margin of victory; OWGR T2) Wikipedia: The Byron Nelson (permalink)
- Mike Heinen USAtied for second, three strokes behind (Wikipedia margin of victory; OWGR T2) Wikipedia: The Byron Nelson (permalink)
- D. A. Weibring USAtied for second, three strokes behind (Wikipedia margin of victory; OWGR T2) Wikipedia: The Byron Nelson (permalink)
150 started, 83 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic
Four Seasons Resort and Club (Tournament Players Course and Cottonwood Valley Course), Four Seasons Resort and Club at Las Colinas, Irving, Texas
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Ernie Els
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | 69 · 61 · 65 · 68 | 263 | −17 |
| T2 | D A Weibring | |||
| T2 | Robin Freeman | |||
| T2 | Mike Heinen | |||
| T5 | Gil Morgan | |||
| T5 | Scott Verplank | |||
| T5 | Kenny Perry | |||
| T5 | Jay Don Blake | |||
| T9 | Loren Roberts | |||
| T9 | Bob Tway |
The golfer
born 1969-10-17, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1989; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 1; world No. 5 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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