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Sunday 30 September 1979PGA TourYear in Review
Hinkle wins World Series of Golf
Ohio (region; the course comes with research) · Lon Hinkle’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse 400,000 (season table Purse US$) USD · end Sep 30, 1979 from the season table (Sep 30) and Hinkle's wins table (Sep 30, 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 34 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 46° up at noon, and that night a waxing 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
- Larry Nelsontied second, 1 stroke behind (event article winners table; Hinkle wins table) NEC World Series of Golf (read at /wiki/World_Series_of_Golf) - Wikipedia
- Bill Rogerstied second, 1 stroke behind (event article winners table; Hinkle wins table) NEC World Series of Golf (read at /wiki/World_Series_of_Golf) - Wikipedia
- Lee Trevinotied second, 1 stroke behind (event article winners table; Hinkle wins table) NEC World Series of Golf (read at /wiki/World_Series_of_Golf) - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
World Series of Golf
Ohio
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Lon Hinkle
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lon Hinkle | 67 · 67 · 71 · 67 | 272 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1949-07-17, Flint, Michigan; USA; turned pro 1972; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet