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Sunday 18 October 1981PGA TourYear in Review
Pate wins Pensacola Open
Perdido Bay Country Club, Pensacola, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Jerry Pate’s win no. 7 on the PGA Tour · purse 200,000 (season table Purse US$); SI: $200,000 USD · end date from season table (Oct 18) and winner's wins table (Oct 18, 1981); 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
11 h 14 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- 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
- Steve Melnyksecond, three strokes behind Sports Illustrated, A roundup of the week Oct. 12-18 (issue 1981-10-26; Wayback capture, no metered/isAccessibleForFree flags)
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Pensacola Open
Perdido Bay Country Club, Perdido Bay Country Club, Pensacola, Florida
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Jerry Pate
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Pate | 66 · 69 · 65 · 71 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Steve Melnyk |
The golfer
born 1953-09-16, Macon, Georgia; USA; turned pro 1975; tour wins to date: 7.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet