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Sunday 10 June 1979PGA TourYear in Review
Bean wins Atlanta Classic
Marietta, Georgia (region; the course comes with research) · Andy Bean’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $300,000 USD · end date from the season table (Jun 10) and Bean's wins table (Jun 10, 1979); start not sourced
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 08 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 80° up at noon, and that night a full 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
- Joe Inmansecond, eight strokes behind (Atlanta Classic article 1979 row; Bean wins table) Atlanta Classic – Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Atlanta Classic
Atlanta Country Club, Marietta, Georgia
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Andy Bean
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Bean | 70 · 67 · 61 · 67 | 265 | −23 |
The golfer
born 1953-03-13, LaFayette, Georgia; USA; turned pro 1975; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 5.
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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