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Sunday 22 September 1985PGA TourYear in Review
Sutton wins Southwest Golf Classic
Fairway Oaks Golf & Racquet Club, Abilene, Texas (region; the course comes with research) · Hal Sutton’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse 400,000 (Purse US$ column) USD · end date from season table and winner's wins table (1985-09-22); 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 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter 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
- Mike Reidlost playoff to birdie on first extra hole Southwest Golf Classic - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Southwest Golf Classic
Fairway Oaks Golf & Racquet Club, Fairway Oaks Golf & Racquet Club, Abilene, Texas
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Hal Sutton
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hal Sutton | 68 · 67 · 67 · 71 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Mike Reid |
The golfer
born 1958-04-28, Shreveport, Louisiana; USA; turned pro 1981; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet