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Sunday 16 April 1995PGA TourYear in Review
Tway wins MCI Classic
Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 April 1995 · Bob Tway’s win no. 7 on the PGA Tour · purse $1,300,000 USD · MCI
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/19°C · wind 23 km/h WSW, gusts 38 · 3.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/14°C · wind 25 km/h N, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/14°C · wind 15 km/h SSE, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/16°C · wind 23 km/h SSW, gusts 41 · 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
- Nolan Henke USAshot 67, birdied three of his last four holes to tie; bogeyed the par-3 17th on the second playoff hole The Daily Tar Heel (AP), 17 Apr 1995
- David Frost RSAbirdied the 72nd hole to join the playoff; overshot the green and stubbed his chip on the first extra hole, missing the par putt The Daily Tar Heel (AP), 17 Apr 1995
127 started, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
MCI Classic
Harbour Town Golf Links, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Bob Tway
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Daily Tar Heel (Associated Press wire story)
17 April 1995
When you're down so long, you start thinking you're never going to get back,
The Daily Tar Heel (Associated Press wire story)
17 April 1995
I guess the key is never give up hope.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Tway | 275 | −9 |
| T2 | David Frost | ||
| T2 | Nolan Henke | ||
| T4 | Mark McCumber | ||
| T4 | Nick Faldo | ||
| T4 | Woody Austin | ||
| T7 | David Edwards | ||
| T7 | Gil Morgan | ||
| T7 | Tom Watson | ||
| T7 | Nick Price | ||
| T7 | Steve Lowery | ||
| T7 | Ernie Els |
The golfer
born 1959-05-04, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; USA; turned pro 1981; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 1; world No. 229 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (1995)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet