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Sunday 8 May 1983PGA TourYear in Review
Graham wins Houston Coca-Cola Open
Woodlands Country Club, The Woodlands, Texas (region; the course comes with research) · David Graham’s win no. 8 on the PGA Tour · purse 400,000 USD · end from the season table and David Graham's wins table; 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 24 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 76° 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
- Lee Eldertied second, five strokes behind Graham Houston Open – Wikipedia
- Jim Thorpetied second, five strokes behind Graham Houston Open – Wikipedia
- Lee Trevinotied second, five strokes behind Graham Houston Open – Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Houston Coca-Cola Open
Woodlands Country Club, Woodlands Country Club, The Woodlands, Texas
3 of 5 researched
Winner
David Graham
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Graham | 66 · 72 · 73 · 64 | 275 | −9 |
| T2 | Lee Elder | |||
| T2 | Jim Thorpe | |||
| T2 | Lee Trevino |
The golfer
born 1946-05-23, Melbourne, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1962; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet