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Sunday 21 March 1982PGA TourYear in Review
Pate wins Tournament Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 March 1982 · Jerry Pate’s win no. 8 on the PGA Tour · purse $500,000 USD · dates March 18–21, 1982 from the event article (infobox + lead); final round Sunday, March 21 (event article); end matches season table (Mar 21)
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 58 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/18°C · wind 14 km/h N, gusts 31 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/18°C · wind 14 km/h SSE, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/19°C · wind 18 km/h WSW, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/18°C · wind 18 km/h WSW, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Brad Bryant USA · 282two strokes behind Pate, tied second (event article; SI roundup; SI feature) 1982 Tournament Players Championship – Wikipedia
- Scott Simpson USA · 282two strokes behind Pate, tied second (event article; SI roundup; SI feature) 1982 Tournament Players Championship – Wikipedia
147 started · cut 148 (+4), 82 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Tournament Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course, TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jerry Pate
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Sports Illustrated
29 March 1982 From the print archive
I was just trying to beat Pete Dye today, and I believe I got him!
Sports Illustrated
29 March 1982 From the print archive
I threw Deane in because he wanted this course, I threw Pete in because he built it and I went in because I wanted to drown both of 'em,
Sports Illustrated
29 March 1982 From the print archive
Naw, I wanted to keep it dry so I can give it to Pete to help pay for redoing some of the greens.
Sports Illustrated
29 March 1982 From the print archive
Hell, no. I'd like to do it every week. That means we'll both make a good check. Those Nelson girls will have so much money, show dogs will be jumpin' over 'em.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Pate | 70 · 73 · 70 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
| T2 | Brad Bryant | 70 · 69 · 71 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T2 | Scott Simpson | 68 · 70 · 73 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| 4 | Bruce Lietzke | 69 · 72 · 69 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| 5 | Roger Maltbie | 69 · 72 · 73 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T6 | Seve Ballesteros | 73 · 72 · 69 · 72 | 286 | −2 |
| T6 | Hubert Green | 73 · 75 · 70 · 68 | 286 | −2 |
| T6 | Craig Stadler | 71 · 68 · 75 · 72 | 286 | −2 |
| T6 | Tom Watson | 70 · 76 · 68 · 72 | 286 | −2 |
| T10 | Jim Booros | 73 · 72 · 71 · 71 | 287 | −1 |
| T10 | Larry Nelson | 67 · 72 · 77 · 71 | 287 | −1 |
| T10 | Ed Sneed | 68 · 71 · 74 · 74 | 287 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1953-09-16, Macon, Georgia; USA; turned pro 1975; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet