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Sunday 28 April 1985PGA TourYear in Review
Floyd wins Houston Open
Texas (region; the course comes with research) · Raymond Floyd’s win no. 19 on the PGA Tour · purse 500,000 USD · end date from the 1985 PGA Tour season table (and the winner's wins table); 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 09 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waxing 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
- David Frost Raymond Floyd - Wikipedia
- Bob Lohr Raymond Floyd - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Houston Open
Texas
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Raymond Floyd
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raymond Floyd | 69 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | David Frost | |||
| T2 | Bob Lohr |
The golfer
born 1942-09-04, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; USA; turned pro 1961; tour wins to date: 19.
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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