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Sunday 1 May 1983PGA European TourYear in Review
Langer wins Italian Open
Circolo Golf Ugolino, Florence, Italy (region; the course comes with research) · Bernhard Langer’s win no. 5 on the PGA European Tour · purse 55,000 (column Purse (£)) GBP · end date from season table (1 May) and Langer wins table (1 May 1983); start date not found in 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 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous 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
- Seve Ballesteros ESPlost playoff; eliminated by par on first extra hole Bernhard Langer — Wikipedia
- Ken Brown SCOlost playoff; Langer birdied second extra hole Bernhard Langer — Wikipedia
Same week
DP World Tour event
Italian Open
Circolo Golf Ugolino, Circolo Golf Ugolino, Florence, Italy
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Bernhard Langer
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernhard Langer | 67 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Seve Ballesteros | |||
| T2 | Ken Brown |
The golfer
born 1957-08-27, Anhausen, Bavaria, West Germany; FRG; turned pro 1972; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 5.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet