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Sunday 11 January 1981PGA TourYear in Review
Miller wins Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open
Place not yet researched · Johnny Miller’s win no. 20 on the PGA Tour · purse 300,000 USD · end from the season table and the winner's wins table (Jan 11, 1981); start not stated by a source opened
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
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The name over time
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The ones it got away from
- Lon Hinklesecond, two strokes back (winner's wins table; event article winners table) Johnny Miller – Wikipedia
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open
Venue not yet researched
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Johnny Miller
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Sports Illustrated
19 January 1981 From the print archive
Nobody knows what it's like to spend four years being nervous over every putt and wondering if you're ever going to win again. I guess winning had been too easy for me in the first place.
Sports Illustrated
19 January 1981 From the print archive
The minute I had it in my hands, I knew it was the one.
Sports Illustrated
19 January 1981 From the print archive
I can't say I thought I was going to win, because I didn't know how I was going to react under the pressure. Lon is a great player, a step away from being a superstar.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Miller | 66 · 64 · 70 · 65 | 265 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1947-04-29, San Francisco, California; USA; turned pro 1969; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 20; majors to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
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