Golf Network News
Sunday 2 August 1981PGA TourYear in Review
Oosterhuis wins Canadian Open
Oakville, Ontario (region; the course comes with research) · Peter Oosterhuis’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 425,000 (season table Purse US$ column) USD · end date from season table and winner's wins table (1981-08-02); 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 26 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent 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
- Bruce Lietzketied one stroke behind (event article winners table; winner's wins table) Peter Oosterhuis - Wikipedia
- Jack Nicklaustied one stroke behind (event article winners table; winner's wins table) Peter Oosterhuis - Wikipedia
- Andy Northtied one stroke behind (event article winners table; winner's wins table) Peter Oosterhuis - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Canadian Open
Glen Abbey Golf Course, Oakville, Ontario
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Peter Oosterhuis
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Oosterhuis | 69 · 69 · 72 · 70 | 280 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1948-05-03, Lambeth, London, England; ENG; turned pro 1968; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet