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Sunday 31 October 1982PGA TourYear in Review
Sutton wins Walt Disney World Golf Classic
Lake Buena Vista, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Hal Sutton’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 400,000 (Purse US$ column) USD · end date from season table, winner's wins table and UPI dateline Sunday Oct. 31, 1982; start not stated (three pro-am rounds Thursday-Saturday per UPI, date not printed)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 54 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a full 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
- Bill Britton USA · 269lost playoff Walt Disney World Golf Classic - Wikipedia
132 started · cut top 70 pros played Sunday
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Walt Disney World Golf Classic
Walt Disney World (three courses in pro-am rounds; final round on the Magnolia course), Lake Buena Vista, Florida
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Hal Sutton
Margin and runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hal Sutton | 71 · 63 · 68 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Bill Britton | 269 |
The golfer
born 1958-04-28, Shreveport, Louisiana; USA; turned pro 1981; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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