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Sunday 15 July 1979PGA TourYear in Review
Peete wins Greater Milwaukee Open
Franklin, Wisconsin (region; the course comes with research) · Calvin Peete’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $200,000 USD · end date from the season table (Jul 15) and Peete's wins table (Jul 15, 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
14 h 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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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
- Victor Regaladotied second, five strokes behind (Wikipedia event article 1979 row; Peete wins table) Greater Milwaukee Open – Wikipedia
- Jim Simonstied second, five strokes behind (Wikipedia event article 1979 row; Peete wins table) Greater Milwaukee Open – Wikipedia
- Lee Trevinotied second, five strokes behind (Wikipedia event article 1979 row; Peete wins table) Greater Milwaukee Open – Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Greater Milwaukee Open
Tuckaway Country Club, Franklin, Wisconsin
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Calvin Peete
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calvin Peete | 69 · 67 · 68 · 65 | 269 | −19 |
The golfer
born 1943-07-18, Detroit, Michigan; USA; turned pro 1975; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet