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Sunday 11 September 1983PGA TourYear in Review
Lye wins Bank of Boston Classic
Massachusetts (region; the course comes with research) · Mark Lye’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 350,000 (Purse US$ column) USD · end date from season table and winner's wins table (1983-09-11); start not found (Internet Archive timed out, 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
12 h 28 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 52° 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
- John Mahaffey USAfinished one stroke behind (tied second) Bank of Boston Classic - Wikipedia
- Sammy Rachels USAfinished one stroke behind (tied second) Bank of Boston Classic - Wikipedia
- Jim Thorpe USAfinished one stroke behind (tied second) Bank of Boston Classic - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Bank of Boston Classic
Massachusetts
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Mark Lye
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Lye | 69 · 69 · 71 · 64 | 273 | −11 |
| T2 | John Mahaffey | |||
| T2 | Sammy Rachels | |||
| T2 | Jim Thorpe |
The golfer
born 1952-11-13, Vallejo, California; USA; turned pro 1975; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet