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Sunday 29 March 1981PGA TourYear in Review
Rogers wins Sea Pines Heritage
South Carolina (region; the course comes with research) · Bill Rogers’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $300,000 USD · end date from the season table (Mar 29) and the winner's wins table (Mar 29, 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
12 h 15 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent 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
- Bruce Devlinone stroke behind Rogers (winner's wins table; RBC Heritage winners table) Bill Rogers (golfer) – Wikipedia
- Hale Irwinone stroke behind Rogers (winner's wins table; RBC Heritage winners table) Bill Rogers (golfer) – Wikipedia
- Gil Morganone stroke behind Rogers (winner's wins table; RBC Heritage winners table) Bill Rogers (golfer) – Wikipedia
- Craig Stadlerone stroke behind Rogers (winner's wins table; RBC Heritage winners table) Bill Rogers (golfer) – Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Sea Pines Heritage
South Carolina
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Bill Rogers
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Rogers | 71 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1951-09-10, Waco, Texas; USA; turned pro 1974; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet