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Sunday 29 October 1995PGA TourYear in Review
Mayfair wins the Tour Championship
Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 October 1995 · Billy Mayfair’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse 3,000,000 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
10 h 34 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 40° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/10°C · wind 26 km/h SSW, gusts 50 · 3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/12°C · wind 20 km/h NW, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/8°C · wind 16 km/h NW, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/7°C · wind 24 km/h SSE, gusts 50 · 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
- Steve Elkington AUS · 283missed a 3-foot par putt on the 72nd hole; the bogey dropped him into a tie for second with Pavin Mayfair Endures Winds for Tour Title (AP), The Daily Tar Heel, Chapel Hill, 30 October 1995, p.8 (DigitalNC)
- Corey Pavin USA · 283closed with 73 to tie for second, three behind Sporting Digest: Golf, The Independent, 31 October 1995
30 started, 30 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Tour Championship
Southern Hills Country Club, Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Billy Mayfair
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Daily Tar Heel (AP)
30 October 1995
But when you have the best players in the world out here, you never know. You just have to play the best you can and hope it's good enough.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Mayfair | 68 · 70 · 69 · 73 | 280 | E |
| T2 | Corey Pavin | 72 · 70 · 68 · 73 | 283 | +3 |
| T2 | Steve Elkington | 71 · 72 · 67 · 73 | 283 | +3 |
| T4 | Scott Simpson | 71 · 70 · 74 · 69 | 284 | |
| T4 | Woody Austin | 71 · 68 · 73 · 72 | 284 | |
| 6 | Vijay Singh | 69 · 71 · 72 · 73 | 285 | |
| T7 | Justin Leonard | 70 · 70 · 72 · 74 | 286 | |
| T7 | Brad Bryant | 69 · 68 · 73 · 76 | 286 | |
| T9 | Greg Norman | 72 · 70 · 74 · 71 | 287 | |
| T9 | David Duval | 74 · 69 · 71 · 73 | 287 |
The golfer
born 1966-08-06, Phoenix, Arizona; USA; turned pro 1988; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 59 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table 1995).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet