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Sunday 27 July 1980PGA TourYear in Review
Twitty wins Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open
Connecticut (region; the course comes with research) · Howard Twitty’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse 300,000 (season table Purse US$ column; event article winners table Purse (US$) 300,000) USD · end date from season table and winner's wins table; 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
14 h 22 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 67° up at noon, and that night a full 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
- Jim Simons · 266lost playoff; Twitty won with birdie on sixth extra hole (winner's playoff record) Howard Twitty - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open
Connecticut
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Howard Twitty
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howard Twitty | 68 · 66 · 63 · 69 | 266 | −18 |
The golfer
born 1949-01-15, Phoenix, Arizona; USA; turned pro 1974; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet