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Sunday 17 March 1985PGA TourYear in Review
Ballesteros wins USF&G Classic
Louisiana (region; the course comes with research) · Seve Ballesteros’s win no. 7 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
11 h 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a waning 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
- Peter Jacobsen Seve Ballesteros - Wikipedia
- John Mahaffey Seve Ballesteros - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
USF&G Classic
Louisiana
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Seve Ballesteros
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seve Ballesteros | 68 · 69 · 68 | 205 | −11 |
| T2 | Peter Jacobsen | |||
| T2 | John Mahaffey |
The golfer
born 1957-04-09, Pedreña, Cantabria, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1974; tour wins to date: 7.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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