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Sunday 29 April 1979PGA TourYear in Review
Green wins First NBC New Orleans Open
Lakewood Country Club, Louisiana (region; the course comes with research) · Hubert Green’s win no. 16 on the PGA Tour · purse $250,000 USD · First NBC · end date from the season table (Apr 29) and the winner's wins table (Apr 29, 1979); start not stated on a page opened
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 09 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° 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
- Frank Connertied second, one stroke behind Green (winner's wins table; event winners table) Hubert Green – Wikipedia
- Bruce Lietzketied second, one stroke behind Green (winner's wins table; event winners table) Hubert Green – Wikipedia
- Steve Melnyktied second, one stroke behind Green (winner's wins table; event winners table) Hubert Green – Wikipedia
- Lee Trevinotied second, one stroke behind Green (winner's wins table; event winners table) Hubert Green – Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
First NBC New Orleans Open
Lakewood Country Club, Lakewood Country Club, Louisiana
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Hubert Green
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hubert Green | 69 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1946-12-28, Birmingham, Alabama; USA; turned pro 1969; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 16; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet