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Sunday 12 October 1980PGA TourYear in Review
Halldorson wins Pensacola Open
Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Dan Halldorson’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 200,000 (season table Purse US$) USD · end Oct 12, 1980 from Halldorson's wins table and the season table (Oct 12); 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
11 h 22 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 53° 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
- Gary Hallbergtied second, 2 strokes behind (event article winners table; Halldorson wins table) Pensacola Open - Wikipedia
- Mike Sullivantied second, 2 strokes behind (event article winners table; Halldorson wins table) Pensacola Open - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Pensacola Open
Florida
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Dan Halldorson
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Halldorson | 68 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1952-04-02, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; CAN; turned pro 1971; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet