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Sunday 9 September 1979PGA TourYear in Review
Graham wins American Optical Classic
Pleasant Valley Country Club, Sutton, Massachusetts (region; the course comes with research) · Lou Graham’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse 250,000 (season table Purse US$ column) USD · end date from season table (Sep 9) and winner's wins table (Sep 9, 1979); start not found
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 34 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 52° 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
- Ben Crenshawfinished one stroke behind (event article winners table; winner's wins table) Lou Graham - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
American Optical Classic
Pleasant Valley Country Club, Pleasant Valley Country Club, Sutton, Massachusetts
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Lou Graham
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lou Graham | 68 · 67 · 71 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1938-01-07, Nashville, Tennessee; USA; turned pro 1964; age 41 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet