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Sunday 19 March 1995PGA TourYear in Review
Roberts wins Nestle Invitational
Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Bay Hill (Orlando), Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 March 1995 · Loren Roberts’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $1,200,000 USD · Nestle
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 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Brad Faxon USA · 274tied Roberts for three holes in the final round but finished two strokes back after a closing 71 The Independent, "Roberts relies on precise putting"
126 started, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Nestle Invitational
Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Bay Hill (Orlando), Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Loren Roberts
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent (Robinson Holloway)
20 March 1995
That's my forte. When you're on the putting green, you're in my stadium. A lot of guys can beat me tee to green, but the putting green is my house. And you can't beat me in my house.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loren Roberts | 68 · 65 · 68 · 71 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Brad Faxon | 69 · 70 · 64 · 71 | 274 | |
| 3 | Peter Jacobsen | 70 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 275 | |
| 4 | Steve Stricker | 67 · 72 · 69 · 69 | 277 | |
| T5 | Jay Haas | 72 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 278 | |
| T5 | Bob Lohr | 69 · 70 · 67 · 72 | 278 | |
| T5 | Mark McCumber | 69 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 278 | |
| T5 | Duffy Waldorf | 71 · 72 · 70 · 65 | 278 | |
| T5 | Nick Faldo | 71 · 73 · 66 · 68 | 278 | |
| T5 | Jesper Parnevik | 67 · 72 · 67 · 72 | 278 |
The golfer
born 1955-06-24, San Luis Obispo, California; USA; turned pro 1975; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 20 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (1995)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet