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Sunday 23 September 1979PGA TourYear in Review
Fought wins Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic
Silverado Country Club, Napa, California (region; the course comes with research) · John Fought’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse 300,000 (season table Purse US$ column) USD · end date from season table (Sep 23) and winner's wins table (Sep 23, 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
11 h 54 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 52° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent 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
- Alan Tapiefinished one stroke behind as Fought birdied the 72nd hole (event article 1979 summary; winner's wins table lists the three runners-up) Michelob Championship at Kingsmill (Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic) - Wikipedia
- Bobby Wadkinsfinished one stroke behind as Fought birdied the 72nd hole (event article 1979 summary; winner's wins table lists the three runners-up) Michelob Championship at Kingsmill (Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic) - Wikipedia
- Buddy Gardnerfinished one stroke behind as Fought birdied the 72nd hole (event article 1979 summary; winner's wins table lists the three runners-up) Michelob Championship at Kingsmill (Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic) - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic
Silverado Country Club, Silverado Country Club, Napa, California
3 of 5 researched
Winner
John Fought
Score, to par and runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Fought |
The golfer
born 1954-01-28, Portland, Oregon; USA; turned pro 1977; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet