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Sunday 24 August 1980PGA TourYear in Review
Watson wins World Series of Golf
Ohio (region; the course comes with research) · Tom Watson’s win no. 25 on the PGA Tour · purse 400,000 (season table Purse US$ column) USD · end date Aug 24 from season table and winner's wins table (Aug 24, 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 11 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous 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
- Raymond Floydfinished two strokes behind (event article winners table; winner's wins table) Tom Watson (golfer) - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
World Series of Golf
Ohio
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Tom Watson
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Watson | 65 · 75 · 65 · 65 | 270 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1949-09-04, Kansas City, Missouri; USA; turned pro 1971; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 25.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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