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Sunday 17 August 1980PGA TourYear in Review

Strange wins Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic

Westchester, NY (event article 1980 row, Venue column, as printed) (region; the course comes with research) · Curtis Strange’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse 400,000 (season table; event article 1980 row Purse (US$)) USD · end date Aug 17 from season table and winner's wins table (Aug 17, 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

13 h 35 m

of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent 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

Same week

PGA Tour event

Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic

Westchester, NY (event article 1980 row, Venue column, as printed)

3 of 5 researched

Winner

Curtis Strange

273Total
−11To par
2 strokesMargin

Runner-up not yet researched.

Top 10
PosPlayerRoundsTotalTo par
1Curtis Strange69 · 65 · 70 · 69273−11
The golfer

born 1955-01-30, Norfolk, Virginia; USA; turned pro 1976; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 3.

Source

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