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Sunday 15 October 1995PGA TourYear in Review
Furyk wins Las Vegas Invitational
Las Vegas, Nevada (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 October 1995 · Jim Furyk’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 1,500,000 USD · 90-hole (five-round) event per Wikipedia ('originally played over five rounds (90 holes) over several other courses'); start date as listed by OWGR, not confirmed by a second source
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous 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
- Billy Mayfair USAtied until Furyk birdied the 15th and 16th; Mayfair's birdie at the 18th still left him a stroke behind Furyk Wins First PGA Title (AP), The Daily Tar Heel, Chapel Hill, 16 October 1995, p.11 (DigitalNC)
144 started, 80 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Las Vegas Invitational
Las Vegas, Nevada
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Jim Furyk
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Furyk | 331 | −28 |
| 2 | Billy Mayfair | ||
| 3 | Scott McCarron | ||
| T4 | Phil Blackmar | ||
| T4 | Brad Bryant | ||
| T4 | Mark O'Meara | ||
| T7 | David Edwards | ||
| T7 | Glen Day | ||
| T7 | Davis Love III | ||
| T10 | Rick Fehr | ||
| T10 | Bill Glasson | ||
| T10 | Naomichi Joe Ozaki | ||
| T10 | Kirk Triplett |
The golfer
born 1970-05-12, West Chester, Pennsylvania; USA; turned pro 1992; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 160 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table 1995).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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