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Sunday 15 September 1985PGA TourYear in Review
Thorpe wins Greater Milwaukee Open
Tuckaway Country Club, Franklin, Wisconsin (region; the course comes with research) · Jim Thorpe’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 300,000 (Purse US$ column) USD · end date from season table and winner's wins table (1985-09-15); 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
12 h 17 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° 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
- Jack Nicklausfinished three strokes behind Greater Milwaukee Open - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Greater Milwaukee Open
Tuckaway Country Club, Tuckaway Country Club, Franklin, Wisconsin
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Jim Thorpe
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Thorpe | 73 · 69 · 62 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Jack Nicklaus |
The golfer
born 1949-02-01, Roxboro, North Carolina; USA; turned pro 1972; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet