Golf Network News
Sunday 20 October 1985PGA TourYear in Review
Edwards wins Pensacola Open
Perdido Bay Country Club, Pensacola, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Danny Edwards’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse 300,000 (Purse US$ column) USD · end date from season table (Oct 20) and winner's wins table (Oct 20, 1985); 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
11 h 11 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° 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
- John Mahaffeyfinished one stroke behind (shared second) Pensacola Open - Wikipedia
- Gil Morganfinished one stroke behind (shared second) Pensacola Open - Wikipedia
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Pensacola Open
Perdido Bay Country Club, Perdido Bay Country Club, Pensacola, Florida
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Danny Edwards
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Edwards | 67 · 68 · 67 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| T2 | John Mahaffey | |||
| T2 | Gil Morgan |
The golfer
born 1951-06-14, Ketchikan, Alaska; USA; turned pro 1973; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 5.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet