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Sunday 26 September 1982PGA TourYear in Review
Clampett wins Southern Open
Columbus, Georgia (region; the course comes with research) · Bobby Clampett’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 250,000 (Purse US$ column) USD · end date from season table and winner's wins table (1982-09-26); start not found (Internet Archive down, no SI roundup)
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 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waxing 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
- Hale Irwin USAfinished two strokes behind Southern Open - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Southern Open
Green Island Country Club, Columbus, Georgia
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Bobby Clampett
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Clampett | 65 · 69 · 68 · 64 | 266 | −14 |
| 2 | Hale Irwin |
The golfer
born 1960-04-22, Monterey, California; USA; turned pro 1980; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet