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Sunday 5 October 1986PGA TourYear in Review
Wadsworth wins Southern Open
Green Island Country Club, Columbus, Georgia (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 October 1986 · Fred Wadsworth’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 350,000 (Purse US$ column) USD · start date from OWGR startDate; end date from season table (Oct 5) and OWGR endDate; winner's wins table prints Sep 14, 1986 (conflict logged)
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 30 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° 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
- George Archer USAtied second, two strokes behind (event article; winner's wins table; OWGR T2) Southern Open – Wikipedia
- John Cook USAtied second, two strokes behind (event article; winner's wins table; OWGR T2) Southern Open – Wikipedia
- Tim Simpson USAtied second, two strokes behind (event article; winner's wins table; OWGR T2) Southern Open – Wikipedia
- Jim Thorpe USAtied second, two strokes behind (event article; winner's wins table; OWGR T2) Southern Open – Wikipedia
155 started
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Southern Open
Green Island Country Club, Green Island Country Club, Columbus, Georgia
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Fred Wadsworth
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Wadsworth | 67 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 269 | −11 |
| T2 | George Archer | |||
| T2 | John Cook | |||
| T2 | Tim Simpson | |||
| T2 | Jim Thorpe | |||
| T6 | Jack Renner | |||
| T6 | Joey Sindelar | |||
| T6 | Payne Stewart | |||
| 9 | Brad Fabel | |||
| T10 | Bob Gilder | |||
| T10 | Joe Inman | |||
| T10 | Kenny Knox | |||
| T10 | Mike McCullough | |||
| T10 | Larry Nelson |
The golfer
born 1962-07-17, Munich, Germany; USA; turned pro 1984; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet