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Sunday 26 April 1981PGA TourYear in Review
Watson wins USF&G New Orleans Open
Louisiana (region; the course comes with research) · Tom Watson’s win no. 27 on the PGA Tour · purse $350,000 USD · end date from the season table (Apr 26); 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 04 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter 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 Fleishertwo strokes behind Watson (Zurich Classic winners table) Zurich Classic of New Orleans – Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
USF&G New Orleans Open
Louisiana
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Tom Watson
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Watson | 270 | −18 |
The golfer
born 1949-09-04, Kansas City, Missouri; USA; turned pro 1971; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 27; majors to date: 5.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet