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Sunday 4 June 1995PGA TourYear in Review
Norman wins Memorial Tournament
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 June 1995 · Greg Norman’s win no. 15 on the PGA Tour · purse $1,700,000 USD
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 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/15°C · wind 15 km/h SE, gusts 32 · 13.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/17°C · wind 26 km/h S, gusts 52 · 13.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/17°C · wind 17 km/h WSW, gusts 44 · 3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/16°C · wind 16 km/h NNE, gusts 28 · 0.1 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
- Mark Calcavecchia USAtied for second, four strokes behind (Wikipedia margin of victory; OWGR T2) Wikipedia: Memorial Tournament (permalink)
- David Duval USAtied for second, four strokes behind (Wikipedia margin of victory; OWGR T2) Wikipedia: Memorial Tournament (permalink)
- Steve Elkington AUStied for second, four strokes behind (Wikipedia margin of victory; OWGR T2) Wikipedia: Memorial Tournament (permalink)
113 started, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Memorial Tournament
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Greg Norman
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent (Guy Hodgson, at the US Open press day)
14 June 1995
No, I wasn't surprised I won the Memorial Tournament," he said. "I was fresh after a five-week break, I was enthusiastic and, after working out, I was physically fit.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Norman | 66 · 70 · 67 · 66 | 269 | −19 |
| T2 | Mark Calcavecchia | |||
| T2 | Steve Elkington | |||
| T2 | David Duval | |||
| T5 | Ben Crenshaw | |||
| T5 | Jay Haas | |||
| T5 | Tom Watson | |||
| T5 | David Frost | |||
| T5 | Robert Gamez | |||
| 10 | Nick Price |
The golfer
born 1955-02-10, Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1976; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 15; majors to date: 2; world No. 3 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player events table, 1995)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet