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Sunday 21 October 1979PGA TourYear in Review
Strange wins Pensacola Open
Perdido Bay Country Club, Pensacola, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Curtis Strange’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 200,000 (season table Purse US$); SI: $200,000 USD · end Oct 21, 1979 from the season table (Oct 21) and Strange's wins table (Oct 21, 1979); SI roundup covers week Oct. 15-21; 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
11 h 09 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a new 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
Runners-up and the shots that cost them: not yet researched.
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Pensacola Open
Perdido Bay Country Club, Perdido Bay Country Club, Pensacola, Florida
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Curtis Strange
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis Strange | 69 · 71 · 62 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
The golfer
born 1955-01-30, Norfolk, Virginia; USA; turned pro 1976; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet