Golf Network News
Sunday 6 October 1985PGA TourYear in Review
Simpson wins Southern Open
Georgia (region; the course comes with research) · Tim Simpson’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 350,000 (Purse US$ column) USD · end date from season table and winner's wins table (1985-10-06); 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 28 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter 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
- Clarence Rosefinished two strokes behind Southern Open - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Southern Open
Georgia
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Tim Simpson
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Simpson | 64 · 64 · 69 · 67 | 264 | −16 |
| 2 | Clarence Rose |
The golfer
born 1956-05-06, Atlanta, Georgia; USA; turned pro 1977; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet