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Sunday 18 February 1979PGA TourYear in Review
Lietzke wins Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open
Place not yet researched · Bruce Lietzke’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse 250,000 USD · end from the season table (Feb 18) and the winner's wins table (Feb 18, 1979); start not stated
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The weather
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The name over time
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The ones it got away from
- Buddy GardnerT2, two strokes back (event article winners table; winner's wins table) Bruce Lietzke – Wikipedia
- Jim ThorpeT2, two strokes back (event article winners table; winner's wins table) Bruce Lietzke – Wikipedia
- Tom WatsonT2, two strokes back (event article winners table; winner's wins table) Bruce Lietzke – Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open
Venue not yet researched
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Bruce Lietzke
265Total
−15To par
2 strokesMargin
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Lietzke | 63 · 66 · 68 · 68 | 265 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1951-07-18, Kansas City, Kansas; USA; turned pro 1974; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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