Golf Network News
Sunday 17 May 1981PGA TourYear in Review
Zoeller wins Colonial National Invitation
Texas (region; the course comes with research) · Fuzzy Zoeller’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $300,000 USD · end date from the winner's wins table and the season table; 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
13 h 37 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° 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
- Hale Irwinrunner-up, four strokes behind Zoeller Colonial National Invitation – Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Colonial National Invitation
Texas
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Fuzzy Zoeller
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 67 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1951-11-11, New Albany, Indiana; USA; turned pro 1973; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet