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Sunday 12 August 1984PGA TourYear in Review
Watson wins Buick Open
Michigan (region; the course comes with research) · Denis Watson’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 400,000 (season table Purse US$ column) USD · end date from season table and winner's wins table (12 Aug 1984); 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 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a full 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
- Payne Stewartfinished one stroke behind Watson (winner's wins table; event article winners table) Denis Watson - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Buick Open
Michigan
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Denis Watson
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denis Watson | 70 · 70 · 63 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
The golfer
born 1955-10-18, Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe); ZIM; turned pro 1976; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet