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Sunday 9 June 1996PGA TourYear in Review
Els wins Buick Classic
Westchester Country Club, Harrison, New York (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 June 1996 · Ernie Els’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $1,200,000 USD · Buick
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter 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
- Steve Elkington AUStied for second, eight strokes behind the winner (Wikipedia margin of victory; OWGR T2) Wikipedia: St. Jude Championship (permalink)
- Tom Lehman USAtied for second, eight strokes behind the winner (Wikipedia margin of victory; OWGR T2) Wikipedia: St. Jude Championship (permalink)
- Jeff Maggert USAtied for second, eight strokes behind the winner (Wikipedia margin of victory; OWGR T2) Wikipedia: St. Jude Championship (permalink)
- Craig Parry AUStied for second, eight strokes behind the winner (Wikipedia margin of victory; OWGR T2) Wikipedia: St. Jude Championship (permalink)
153 started, 83 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Buick Classic
Westchester Country Club, Westchester Country Club, Harrison, New York
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Ernie Els
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | 65 · 66 · 69 · 71 | 271 | −13 |
| T2 | Jeff Maggert | |||
| T2 | Steve Elkington | |||
| T2 | Craig Parry | |||
| T2 | Tom Lehman | |||
| T6 | Brad Faxon | |||
| T6 | Fred Funk | |||
| T6 | David Frost | |||
| T9 | Corey Pavin | |||
| T9 | Tim Herron |
The golfer
born 1969-10-17, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1989; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 1; world No. 6 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player events table, 1996 week 23)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet