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Sunday 20 October 1996PGA TourYear in Review
Woods wins Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic
Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 October 1996 · Tiger Woods’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse 1,200,000 USD · Oldsmobile
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 09 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a first-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
- Payne Stewart USA Walt Disney World Golf Classic (Wikipedia, via API)
131 started, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic
Walt Disney World Resort, Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tiger Woods
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent (Rupert Cornwell)
22 October 1996
I haven't really played my best yet. I've hit the ball pretty good but not the greatest, and I haven't had the greatest putting round yet.
The Independent (Rupert Cornwell)
22 October 1996
Now that I'm out here full time, just look at my finishes - 60th, 11th, fifth, third, first, third, first. It's kind of a good rhythm.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 69 · 63 · 69 · 66 | 267 | −21 |
| 2 | Payne Stewart | |||
| 3 | Robert Gamez | |||
| 4 | Nolan Henke | |||
| T5 | Lennie Clements | |||
| T5 | Rick Fehr | |||
| T5 | Jay Haas | |||
| T8 | Ronnie Black | |||
| T8 | Mike Springer | |||
| T8 | Jim Carter | |||
| T8 | Dudley Hart | |||
| T8 | Jerry Kelly |
The golfer
born 1975-12-30, Cypress, California; USA; age 20 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 61 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table 1996).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet