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Tuesday 19 February 1980PGA TourYear in Review
Colbert wins Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open
Tucson National Golf Club, Arizona (region; the course comes with research) · Jim Colbert’s win no. 6 on the PGA Tour · purse 300,000 USD · Tuesday finish: event article says poor weather caused the tournament to finish on a Tuesday; end Feb 19 from the season table and the winner's wins table; start not stated
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° 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
- Dan Halldorsonsecond, four strokes back (event article; winner's wins table) Tucson Open – Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open
Tucson National Golf Club, Tucson National Golf Club, Arizona
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Jim Colbert
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Colbert | 66 · 68 · 66 · 70 | 270 | −22 |
The golfer
born 1941-03-09, Elizabeth, New Jersey; USA; turned pro 1965; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 6.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet