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Sunday 16 September 1979PGA TourYear in Review
Fought wins Buick-Goodwrench Open
Michigan (region; the course comes with research) · John Fought’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 150,000 (season table Purse US$ column) USD · end date from season table (Sep 16) and winner's wins table (Sep 16, 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 13 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° up at noon, and that night a waning 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
- Jim Simons · 280lost playoff; Fought won with par on the second extra hole (winner's wins table / playoff record) John Fought - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Buick-Goodwrench Open
Michigan
3 of 5 researched
Winner
John Fought
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Fought | 71 · 72 · 68 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1954-01-28, Portland, Oregon; USA; turned pro 1977; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet