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Sunday 19 April 1981PGA TourYear in Review
Trevino wins MONY Tournament of Champions
California (region; the course comes with research) · Lee Trevino’s win no. 28 on the PGA Tour · purse $300,000 USD · end date from the season table (Apr 19) and the winner's wins table (Apr 19, 1981); start not stated on a page 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
13 h 06 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
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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
- Raymond Floyd USAtwo strokes behind Trevino (winner's wins table; Tournament of Champions winners table and 1981 history line) Lee Trevino – Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
MONY Tournament of Champions
California
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Lee Trevino
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Trevino | 67 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1939-12-01, Garland, Texas; USA; turned pro 1960; age 41 that week; tour wins to date: 28; majors to date: 5.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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