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Sunday 5 October 1980PGA TourYear in Review
Sullivan wins Southern Open
Green Island Country Club, Columbus, Georgia (region; the course comes with research) · Mike Sullivan’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 200,000 (season table Purse US$) USD · end Oct 5, 1980 from Sullivan's wins table and the season table (Oct 5); 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 28 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° up at noon, and that night a waning 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
- Dave Eichelbergertied second, 5 strokes behind (event article winners table; Sullivan wins table) Southern Open - Wikipedia
- Johnny Millertied second, 5 strokes behind (event article winners table; Sullivan wins table) Southern Open - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Southern Open
Green Island Country Club, Green Island Country Club, Columbus, Georgia
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Mike Sullivan
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Sullivan | 68 · 63 · 69 · 69 | 269 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1955-01-01, Gary, Indiana; USA; turned pro 1975; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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