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Sunday 21 April 1985PGA TourYear in Review
Langer wins Sea Pines Heritage
Harbour Town links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina (region; the course comes with research) · Bernhard Langer’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse 400,000 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 03 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent 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
- Bobby Wadkins · 273tied Langer at 11-under 273 and lost the sudden-death playoff on the first extra hole, the 16th, bunkering his second and missing a 12-footer for bogey (SI feature; SI roundup) Cheers For Langer Linger Longer - Sports Illustrated, April 29, 1985 (Barry McDermott)
Same week
PGA Tour event
Sea Pines Heritage
Harbour Town links, Harbour Town links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Bernhard Langer
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Sports Illustrated
29 April 1985 · p. 20 From the print archive
I'm not surprised how well I play. I'm surprised how well everybody else plays.
Sports Illustrated
29 April 1985
I always knew I had it in me to putt because I was such a good chipper,
Sports Illustrated
29 April 1985
I don't think we're going to have a problem anymore with Langer,
Sports Illustrated
29 April 1985
It was too painful,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernhard Langer | 68 · 66 · 69 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| 2 | Bobby Wadkins | 273 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1957-08-27, Anhausen, Bavaria, West Germany; FRG; turned pro 1972; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet