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Sunday 7 July 1996PGA TourYear in Review
Stricker wins Motorola Western Open
Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, Lemont, Illinois (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 July 1996 · Steve Stricker’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $2,000,000 USD · Motorola
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 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° 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
- Billy Andrade USAtied for second, eight strokes behind the winner (Wikipedia margin of victory; OWGR T2) Wikipedia: Western Open (permalink)
- Jay Don Blake USAtied for second, eight strokes behind the winner (Wikipedia margin of victory; OWGR T2) Wikipedia: Western Open (permalink)
153 started, 80 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Motorola Western Open
Cog Hill Golf & Country Club (Dubsdread Course), Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, Lemont, Illinois
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Steve Stricker
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Stricker | 65 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | Jay Don Blake | |||
| T2 | Billy Andrade | |||
| T4 | Craig Parry | |||
| T4 | Glen Day | |||
| T4 | Jim Gallagher Jr. | |||
| T4 | Mike Brisky | |||
| T8 | Mark Brooks | |||
| T8 | Steve Elkington | |||
| T8 | Vijay Singh | |||
| T8 | Lee Janzen | |||
| T8 | Justin Leonard |
The golfer
born 1967-02-23, Edgerton, Wisconsin, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1990; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 52 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player events table, 1996 week 27)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet