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Sunday 18 May 1980PGA TourYear in Review
Lietzke wins Colonial National Invitation
Texas (region; the course comes with research) · Bruce Lietzke’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse 300,000 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
13 h 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 79° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent 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
- Ben Crenshawrunner-up, 1 stroke behind Colonial National Invitation – Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Colonial National Invitation
Texas
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Bruce Lietzke
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Lietzke | 63 · 68 · 71 · 69 | 271 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1951-07-18, Kansas City, Kansas; USA; turned pro 1974; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 5.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet