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Sunday 7 April 1996PGA TourYear in Review
Stankowski wins BellSouth Classic
Atlanta Country Club, Marietta, Georgia (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 April 1996 · Paul Stankowski’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $1,300,000 USD · BellSouth
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 35 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° 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
- Brandel Chamblee USAlost a sudden-death playoff to Stankowski's birdie on the first extra hole Atlanta Classic - Wikipedia (winners table)
143 started, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
BellSouth Classic
Atlanta Country Club, Atlanta Country Club, Marietta, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Paul Stankowski
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Daily Tar Heel (AP)
8 April 1996
I've never been to Augusta National and I didn't want to go until I won.
The Daily Tar Heel (AP)
8 April 1996
I didn't think I was going to get in. A ton of people had committed to this tournament at The Players Championship.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Stankowski | 280 | −8 |
| 2 | Brandel Chamblee | ||
| T3 | David Duval | ||
| T3 | Nick Price | ||
| T5 | Fred Couples | ||
| T5 | Tommy Tolles | ||
| T7 | Neal Lancaster | ||
| T7 | Frank Lickliter II | ||
| T7 | Corey Pavin | ||
| T10 | Lennie Clements | ||
| T10 | Jerry Kelly |
The golfer
born 1969-12-02, Oxnard, California; USA; turned pro 1991; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 359 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (1996)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet