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Sunday 6 February 1983PGA TourYear in Review
Kite wins Bing Crosby National Pro-Am
Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California · Tom Kite’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse 325,000 USD · end from the season table (Feb 6) and Kite's wins table (Feb 6, 1983); SI feature describes Thursday-Sunday rounds but no calendar start date is 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 21 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 37° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Rex Caldwellsecond, two strokes back (SI roundup) Sports Illustrated, 14 Feb 1983, A Roundup of the Week
- Calvin Peetesecond, two strokes back (SI roundup) Sports Illustrated, 14 Feb 1983, A Roundup of the Week
Same week
PGA Tour event
Bing Crosby National Pro-Am
Pebble Beach Golf Links, Cypress Point and Spyglass Hill, Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tom Kite
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Sports Illustrated
14 February 1983 From the print archive
But in five years, nobody's going to remember that I got to lift, clean and place. All they'll see is the 62 in the book. Heck, in five years all I'll remember is the number.
Sports Illustrated
14 February 1983
I can't tell you how much fun it is to shoot 62 at Pebble Beach with people cheering for you
Sports Illustrated
14 February 1983 From the print archive
too miserable to get pumped up
Sports Illustrated
14 February 1983
we aren't playing the real Pebble, not when you can put your hands on the ball.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Kite | 69 · 72 · 62 · 73 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Rex Caldwell | |||
| T2 | Calvin Peete | |||
| T7 | Ken Green | 66 · 68 · 71 · 76 | ||
| T7 | Tom Watson |
The golfer
born 1949-12-09, McKinney, Texas; USA; turned pro 1972; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet