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Sunday 27 August 1995PGA TourYear in Review
Norman wins NEC World Series of Golf
Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 August 1995 · Greg Norman’s win no. 17 on the PGA Tour · purse 2,000,000 USD · NEC
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 08 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/17°C · wind 14 km/h NW, gusts 32 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/15°C · wind 11 km/h ENE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/15°C · wind 10 km/h ENE, gusts 17 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/17°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 30 · 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
- Nick Price ZIM · 278lost playoff to Norman's birdie on the first extra hole Greg Norman – Wikipedia (PGA Tour playoff record)
- Billy Mayfair USA · 278lost playoff to Norman's birdie on the first extra hole Greg Norman – Wikipedia (PGA Tour playoff record)
47 started, 44 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
NEC World Series of Golf
Firestone Country Club (South Course), Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Greg Norman
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
30 August 1995
Nobody is above the game of golf. I have never seen anything so blatant in my life.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Norman | 73 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 278 | −2 |
| T2 | Nick Price | |||
| T2 | Billy Mayfair | |||
| T4 | Vijay Singh | |||
| T4 | Phil Mickelson | |||
| T6 | Fred Couples | |||
| T6 | Jim Gallagher Jr. | |||
| 8 | Mike Sullivan | |||
| T9 | Loren Roberts | |||
| T9 | Jose M Olazabal |
The golfer
born 1955-02-10, Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1976; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 17; majors to date: 2; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player events table, 1995 week 34); age computed from Wikipedia birth date and event end date; majors_to_date from the Wikipedia major wins table (1986 and 1993 Open Championships)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet