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Sunday 18 August 1985PGA TourYear in Review
Green wins Buick Open
Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan (region; the course comes with research) · Ken Green’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 450,000 USD · end date from winner's wins table (Aug 18, 1985); start not sourced
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 37 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent 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
- Wayne Grady AUSrunner-up, 4 strokes behind (event article winners table; winner's wins table) Buick Open - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Buick Open
Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Ken Green
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ken Green | 69 · 65 · 67 · 67 | 268 | −20 |
The golfer
born 1958-07-23, Danbury, Connecticut; USA; turned pro 1979; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet