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Sunday 8 April 1979PGA TourYear in Review
Floyd wins Greater Greensboro Open
Forest Oaks Country Club, North Carolina (region; the course comes with research) · Raymond Floyd’s win no. 11 on the PGA Tour · purse $250,000 USD · end date from the season table (Apr 8) and the winner's wins table (Apr 8, 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
12 h 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- R3Not yet researched
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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
- George Burnstied second, one stroke behind Floyd (winner's wins table; event winners table) Raymond Floyd – Wikipedia
- Gary Playertied second, one stroke behind Floyd (winner's wins table; event winners table) Raymond Floyd – Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Greater Greensboro Open
Forest Oaks Country Club, Forest Oaks Country Club, North Carolina
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Raymond Floyd
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raymond Floyd | 73 · 71 · 71 · 67 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1942-09-04, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; USA; turned pro 1961; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 11; majors to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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