Golf Network News
Sunday 15 January 1984PGA TourYear in Review
Mahaffey wins Bob Hope Classic
California (region; the course comes with research) · John Mahaffey’s win no. 7 on the PGA Tour · purse 400,000 USD · end date = season table date and the winner's wins table date; start date not stated on any 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
9 h 45 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 32° up at noon, and that night a waxing 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
- Jim Simons · 340lost playoff on second extra hole (Mahaffey won with par) John Mahaffey (read at /wiki/John_Mahaffey) - Wikipedia
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Bob Hope Classic
California
3 of 5 researched
Winner
John Mahaffey
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Mahaffey | 66 · 70 · 70 · 68 · 66 | 340 | −20 |
| 2 | Jim Simons | 340 | −20 |
The golfer
born 1948-05-09, Kerrville, Texas; USA; turned pro 1971; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 7.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet