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Sunday 29 September 1996PGA TourYear in Review
Bradley wins Buick Challenge
Callaway Gardens Resort, Pine Mountain, Georgia (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 September 1996 · Michael Bradley’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 1,000,000 USD · Buick · shortened to 36 holes due to weather
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 40 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 53° 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
- Fred Funk USA · 134lost a five-man playoff to Bradley's birdie on the first extra hole Michael Bradley (golfer) (Wikipedia, via API)
- Davis Love III USA · 134lost a five-man playoff to Bradley's birdie on the first extra hole Michael Bradley (golfer) (Wikipedia, via API)
- John Maginnes USA · 134lost a five-man playoff to Bradley's birdie on the first extra hole Michael Bradley (golfer) (Wikipedia, via API)
- Len Mattiace USA · 134lost a five-man playoff to Bradley's birdie on the first extra hole Michael Bradley (golfer) (Wikipedia, via API)
150 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
Buick Challenge
Callaway Gardens Resort, Callaway Gardens Resort, Pine Mountain, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Michael Bradley
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Las Vegas Sun (unbylined)
30 September 1996
I envisioned myself coming out and winning a 72-hole event. But that doesn't lessen what I did this week.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Bradley | 66 · 68 | 134 | −10 |
| T2 | Fred Funk | 134 | −10 | |
| T2 | Davis Love III | 134 | −10 | |
| T2 | Len Mattiace | 134 | −10 | |
| T2 | John Maginnes | 134 | −10 | |
| T6 | Fred Couples | |||
| T6 | Brad Faxon | |||
| T6 | Marco Dawson | |||
| T9 | Brad Bryant | |||
| T9 | Stewart Cink |
The golfer
born 1966-07-17, Largo, Florida; USA; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 62 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table 1996).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet