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Sunday 28 September 1980PGA TourYear in Review
Crenshaw wins Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic
Silverado Country Club, Napa, California (region; the course comes with research) · Ben Crenshaw’s win no. 8 on the PGA Tour · purse 300,000 (season table Purse US$) USD · end Sep 28, 1980 from Crenshaw's wins table and the season table (Sep 28); 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 40 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous 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
- Jack Rennersecond, 4 strokes behind (event article winners table; Crenshaw wins table) Michelob Championship at Kingsmill - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic
Silverado Country Club, Silverado Country Club, Napa, California
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Ben Crenshaw
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Crenshaw | 66 · 67 · 68 · 71 | 272 | −16 |
The golfer
born 1952-01-11, Austin, Texas; USA; turned pro 1973; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 8.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet