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Sunday 20 April 1980PGA TourYear in Review
Watson wins MONY Tournament of Champions
Carlsbad, California (region; the course comes with research) · Tom Watson’s win no. 21 on the PGA Tour · purse $300,000 USD · end date from the season table and the winner's wins table (1980-04-20); start not stated on a page opened
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 11 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
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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
- Jim Colbert3 strokes behind Watson (winner's wins table) Tom Watson (golfer) – Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
MONY Tournament of Champions
Carlsbad, California
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Tom Watson
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Watson | 65 · 66 · 72 · 73 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1949-09-04, Kansas City, Missouri; USA; turned pro 1971; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 21; majors to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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