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Sunday 7 July 1985PGA TourYear in Review
Strange wins Canadian Open
Glen Abbey, Oakville, Ontario (region; the course comes with research) · Curtis Strange’s win no. 8 on the PGA Tour · end from the Wikipedia season table (Jul 7) and Strange's wins table (Jul 7, 1985); start not stated by a source 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
15 h 13 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waning 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
- Jack Nicklaustied for second, two strokes back Sports Illustrated, July 15, 1985: "A Roundup of the Week July 1-7" (Wayback capture of dead si.com vault page)
- Greg Normantied for second, two strokes back Sports Illustrated, July 15, 1985: "A Roundup of the Week July 1-7" (Wayback capture of dead si.com vault page)
Same week
PGA Tour event
Canadian Open
Glen Abbey, Glen Abbey, Oakville, Ontario
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Curtis Strange
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis Strange | 69 · 69 · 68 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| T2 | Jack Nicklaus | |||
| T2 | Greg Norman |
The golfer
born 1955-01-30, Norfolk, Virginia; USA; turned pro 1976; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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