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Sunday 30 August 1981PGA TourYear in Review
Rogers wins World Series of Golf
Akron, Ohio · Bill Rogers’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse 400,000 (season table Purse US$ column) USD · end date from season table (Aug 30) and winner's wins table (Aug 30, 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
12 h 60 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
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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
- Tom Kiteone stroke behind (event article winners table and winner's wins table) World Series of Golf - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
World Series of Golf
Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Bill Rogers
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Rogers | 68 · 69 · 71 · 67 | 275 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1951-09-10, Waco, Texas; USA; turned pro 1974; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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