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Sunday 4 August 1996PGA TourYear in Review
Leonard wins Buick Open
Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 August 1996 · Justin Leonard’s win no. 1 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
14 h 11 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
- Chip Beck USAfinished second, five strokes behind Leonard Buick Open – Wikipedia (winners table)
152 started, 88 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Buick Open
Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Justin Leonard
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Leonard | 65 · 64 · 69 · 68 | 266 | −22 |
| 2 | Chip Beck | |||
| T3 | Woody Austin | |||
| T3 | Jim Carter | |||
| T3 | Rick Fehr | |||
| T3 | Dave Stockton Jr. | |||
| T7 | Olin Browne | |||
| T7 | Fred Funk | |||
| T7 | Wayne Levi | |||
| T7 | Mark McCumber | |||
| T7 | Bob Tway | |||
| T7 | Jay Williamson |
The golfer
born 1972-06-15, Dallas, Texas; USA; turned pro 1994; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 53 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player events table, 1996 week 31); age computed from Wikipedia birth date and event end date).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet