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Sunday 25 August 1996PGA TourYear in Review
Boros wins Greater Vancouver Open
Northview Golf & Country Club, Surrey, British Columbia (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 August 1996 · Guy Boros’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 1,000,000 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
13 h 20 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- 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
- Emlyn Aubrey USAtied second, one stroke behind Boros Greater Vancouver Open – Wikipedia (winners table)
- Lee Janzen USAtied second, one stroke behind Boros Greater Vancouver Open – Wikipedia (winners table)
- Taylor Smith USAtied second, one stroke behind Boros Greater Vancouver Open – Wikipedia (winners table)
133 started, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Greater Vancouver Open
Northview Golf & Country Club (Ridge Course), Northview Golf & Country Club, Surrey, British Columbia
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Guy Boros
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guy Boros | 71 · 65 · 65 · 71 | 272 | −12 |
| T2 | Emlyn Aubrey | |||
| T2 | Lee Janzen | |||
| T2 | Taylor Smith | |||
| T5 | Shane Bertsch | |||
| T5 | Russ Cochran | |||
| T5 | Joey Gullion | |||
| T5 | Kenny Perry | |||
| T5 | Mike Weir | |||
| T10 | Mike Brisky | |||
| T10 | Tom Byrum | |||
| T10 | Andrew Magee | |||
| T10 | Chris Perry |
The golfer
born 1964-09-04, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; USA; turned pro 1986; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 241 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player events table, 1996 week 34); 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