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Sunday 27 February 1983PGA TourYear in Review
Koch wins Doral-Eastern Open
Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Doral, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Gary Koch’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse 300,000 USD · end from the season table (Feb 27) and Koch's wins table (Feb 27, 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
11 h 21 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 53° up at noon, and that night a full 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
- Ed FioriKoch won by 5 strokes over Ed Fiori (Koch wins table; Doral Open winners table) Gary Koch – Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Doral-Eastern Open
Blue Monster course, Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Doral, Florida
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Gary Koch
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Koch | 69 · 67 · 65 · 70 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Ed Fiori |
The golfer
born 1952-11-21, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; USA; turned pro 1975; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet