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Sunday 14 October 1979PGA TourYear in Review
Fiori wins Southern Open
Green Island Country Club, Columbus, Georgia (region; the course comes with research) · Ed Fiori’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 200,000 (season table Purse US$) USD · end Oct 14, 1979 from the season table (Oct 14) and Fiori's wins table (Oct 14, 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 12 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent 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
- Tom Weiskopflost playoff (event article winners table; Fiori wins table) Southern Open - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Southern Open
Green Island Country Club, Green Island Country Club, Columbus, Georgia
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Ed Fiori
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ed Fiori | 69 · 72 · 65 · 68 | 274 |
The golfer
born 1953-04-21, Lynwood, California; USA; turned pro 1977; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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