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Sunday 7 October 1979PGA TourYear in Review
Graham wins San Antonio Texas Open
Oak Hills Country Club, Texas (region; the course comes with research) · Lou Graham’s win no. 6 on the PGA Tour · purse 250,000 (season table Purse US$); event article Purse ($) 250,000 USD · end Oct 7, 1979 from the season table (Oct 7) and Graham's wins table (Oct 7, 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
11 h 28 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 52° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous 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
- Eddie Pearcetied second, 1 stroke behind (event article winners table; Graham wins table) Valero Texas Open (read at /wiki/San_Antonio_Texas_Open, a redirect) - Wikipedia
- Bill Rogerstied second, 1 stroke behind (event article winners table; Graham wins table) Valero Texas Open (read at /wiki/San_Antonio_Texas_Open, a redirect) - Wikipedia
- Doug Tewelltied second, 1 stroke behind (event article winners table; Graham wins table) Valero Texas Open (read at /wiki/San_Antonio_Texas_Open, a redirect) - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
San Antonio Texas Open
Oak Hills Country Club, Oak Hills Country Club, Texas
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Lou Graham
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lou Graham | 69 · 64 · 69 · 66 | 268 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1938-01-07, Nashville, Tennessee; USA; turned pro 1964; age 41 that week; tour wins to date: 6.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet