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Sunday 26 August 1984PGA TourYear in Review
Watson wins NEC World Series of Golf
Akron, Ohio (region; the course comes with research) · Denis Watson’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse 700,000 (season table Purse US$ column); SI: $700,000 USD · NEC · end date from season table and winner's wins table (26 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 06 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° 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
- Bruce Lietzkefinished two strokes behind Watson (SI: Watson defeated Lietzke by two strokes) A Roundup of the Week Aug. 20-26, Sports Illustrated, September 3, 1984 (SI Vault, Wayback capture 2019-04-18)
Same week
PGA Tour event
NEC World Series of Golf
Akron, Ohio
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Denis Watson
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denis Watson | 69 · 62 · 70 · 70 | 271 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1955-10-18, Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe); ZIM; turned pro 1976; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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