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Sunday 31 August 1980PGA TourYear in Review
Pooley wins B.C. Open
New York (region; the course comes with research) · Don Pooley’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 275,000 (season table Purse US$ column) USD · end date Aug 31 from season table and winner's wins table (Aug 31, 1980); start not found
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° 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
- Peter Jacobsenfinished one stroke behind (event article winners table; winner's wins table) Don Pooley - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
B.C. Open
New York
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Don Pooley
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don Pooley | 68 · 69 · 66 · 68 | 271 |
The golfer
born 1951-08-27, Phoenix, Arizona; USA; turned pro 1973; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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