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Sunday 14 July 1996PGA TourYear in Review
Hoch wins Michelob Championship at Kingsmill
Kingsmill Golf Club, River Course, Williamsburg, Virginia (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 July 1996 · Scott Hoch’s win no. 7 on the PGA Tour · purse 1,250,000 USD · Michelob
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 20 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Tom Purtzer USAfinished second, four strokes behind Hoch Michelob Championship – Wikipedia (winners table)
151 started, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Michelob Championship at Kingsmill
Kingsmill Golf Club (River Course), Kingsmill Golf Club, River Course, Williamsburg, Virginia
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Scott Hoch
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Hoch | 64 · 68 · 66 · 67 | 265 | −19 |
| 2 | Tom Purtzer | |||
| T3 | Michael Bradley | |||
| T3 | Fred Funk | |||
| T3 | Ted Tryba | |||
| 6 | Dicky Pride | |||
| T7 | Tommy Armour III | |||
| T7 | David Edwards | |||
| T9 | Olin Browne | |||
| T9 | Donnie Hammond | |||
| T9 | Mark McCumber |
The golfer
born 1955-11-24, Raleigh, North Carolina; USA; turned pro 1979; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 7; world No. 15 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player events table, 1996 week 28); 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