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Sunday 4 August 1985PGA TourYear in Review
Verplank wins Western Open
Butler National Golf Club, Oak Brook, Illinois (region; the course comes with research) · Scott Verplank’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 500,000 USD · end date from winner's wins table (Aug 4, 1985); 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
14 h 07 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous 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
- Jim Thorpe USA · 279lost playoff on second extra hole (winner's playoff record) Western Open - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Western Open
Butler National Golf Club, Butler National Golf Club, Oak Brook, Illinois
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Scott Verplank
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Verplank | 68 · 68 · 69 · 74 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1964-07-09, Dallas, Texas; USA; turned pro 1986; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet