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Sunday 24 June 1979PGA TourYear in Review
Trevino wins Canadian Open
Oakville, Ontario (region; the course comes with research) · Lee Trevino’s win no. 24 on the PGA Tour · purse $350,000 USD · end date from the season table (Jun 24) and Trevino's wins table (Jun 24, 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
15 h 21 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a new 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 Crenshawsecond, three strokes behind (Canadian Open article 1979 row; Trevino wins table) Canadian Open (golf) – Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Canadian Open
Glen Abbey Golf Course, Oakville, Ontario
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Lee Trevino
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Trevino | 67 · 71 · 72 · 71 | 281 | −3 |
| 3 | Tom Watson |
The golfer
born 1939-12-01, Garland, Texas; USA; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 24.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet