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Sunday 22 June 1980PGA TourYear in Review
Gilder wins Canadian Open
Canada (region; the course comes with research) · Bob Gilder’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse 350,000 USD · end date from the season table and the winner's wins table; 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
15 h 22 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° 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
- Jerry Paterunner-up, 2 strokes behind (shared second) Canadian Open (golf) – Wikipedia
- Leonard Thompsonrunner-up, 2 strokes behind (shared second) Canadian Open (golf) – Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Canadian Open
Royal Montreal, Canada
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Bob Gilder
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Gilder | 67 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 274 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1950-12-31, Corvallis, Oregon; USA; turned pro 1973; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet