Golf Network News
Sunday 27 January 1985PGA TourYear in Review
Wadkins wins Los Angeles Open
California (region; the course comes with research) · Lanny Wadkins’s win no. 14 on the PGA Tour · purse 400,000 USD · end date = season table date and the winner's wins table date; start date not stated on any page 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
10 h 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 34° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent 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
- Hal Suttonfinished seven strokes behind Genesis Invitational (read at /wiki/Los_Angeles_Open) - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Los Angeles Open
California
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Lanny Wadkins
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lanny Wadkins | 63 · 70 · 67 · 64 | 264 | −20 |
| 2 | Hal Sutton |
The golfer
born 1949-12-05, Richmond, Virginia; USA; turned pro 1971; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 14; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet