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Sunday 20 May 1979PGA European TourYear in Review
Fernández wins Colgate PGA Championship
St Andrews (Old) · Vicente Fernández’s win no. 2 on the PGA European Tour · purse £50,000 (season table column Purse (£)) GBP · end date from season table and winner's wins table; start date not found in a source opened
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The weather
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The name over time
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The ones it got away from
- Baldovino Dassù ITAtied runner-up, 1 stroke behind BMW PGA Championship — Wikipedia (served for the fetched URL; Wikipedia internal redirect)
- Gary Player RSAtied runner-up, 1 stroke behind BMW PGA Championship — Wikipedia (served for the fetched URL; Wikipedia internal redirect)
Same week
DP World Tour event
Colgate PGA Championship
St Andrews (Old), St Andrews (Old)
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Vicente Fernández
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vicente Fernández | 71 · 70 · 72 · 75 | 288 | E |
| T2 | Baldovino Dassù | |||
| T2 | Gary Player |
The golfer
born 1946-04-05, Corrientes, Argentina; ARG; turned pro 1964; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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