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Sunday 16 August 1981PGA TourYear in Review
Green wins Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open
Wethersfield, Connecticut (region; the course comes with research) · Hubert Green’s win no. 17 on the PGA Tour · purse 300,000 (season table Purse US$ column; event article winners table also 300,000) USD · end date from season table (Aug 16) and winner's wins table (Aug 16, 1981); 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
13 h 38 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a waning 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
- Bobby Clampetttied one stroke behind (event article winners table and winner's wins table) Hubert Green - Wikipedia
- Fred Couplestied one stroke behind (event article winners table and winner's wins table) Hubert Green - Wikipedia
- Roger Maltbietied one stroke behind (event article winners table and winner's wins table) Hubert Green - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open
Wethersfield Country Club, Wethersfield, Connecticut
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Hubert Green
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hubert Green | 68 · 65 · 67 · 64 | 264 | −20 |
The golfer
born 1946-12-28, Birmingham, Alabama; USA; turned pro 1969; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 17.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet