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Sunday 26 July 1981PGA TourYear in Review
Mahaffey wins Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic
near Williamsburg, Virginia (region; the course comes with research) · John Mahaffey’s win no. 6 on the PGA Tour · purse 300,000 (season table Purse US$ column) USD · end date from season table and winner's wins table (1981-07-26); 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 04 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° 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
- Andy Northtwo strokes behind (event article 1981 highlight and winners table; winner's wins table) John Mahaffey - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic
Kingsmill Golf Club (River Course), near Williamsburg, Virginia
3 of 5 researched
Winner
John Mahaffey
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Mahaffey | 72 · 67 · 70 · 67 | 276 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1948-05-09, Kerrville, Texas; USA; turned pro 1971; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet