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Sunday 1 May 1983PGA TourYear in Review

Crenshaw wins Byron Nelson Golf Classic

Las Colinas Sports Club, Irving, Texas (region; the course comes with research) · Ben Crenshaw’s win no. 9 on the PGA Tour · purse 400,000 USD · end from season table (May 1) and Crenshaw's wins table (May 1, 1983); start not stated by a source opened

The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.

The weather

13 h 14 m

of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).

  1. R1Not yet researched
  2. R2Not yet researched
  3. R3Not yet researched
  4. 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

  • Brad Bryantone stroke behind Crenshaw (event winners table; Crenshaw wins table lists Brad Bryant, Hal Sutton) Ben Crenshaw – Wikipedia
  • Hal Suttonone stroke behind Crenshaw (event winners table; Crenshaw wins table lists Brad Bryant, Hal Sutton) Ben Crenshaw – Wikipedia

Same week

PGA Tour event

Byron Nelson Golf Classic

Las Colinas Sports Club, Las Colinas Sports Club, Irving, Texas

3 of 5 researched

Winner

Ben Crenshaw

273Total
−7To par
1 strokeMargin

Runner-up not yet researched.

Top 10
PosPlayerRoundsTotalTo par
1Ben Crenshaw71 · 69 · 67 · 66273−7
T2Brad Bryant
T2Hal Sutton
The golfer

born 1952-01-11, Austin, Texas; USA; turned pro 1973; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 9; majors to date: 0.

Source

What’s in the bag

No bag on file yet

From the papers

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