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Sunday 5 June 1983PGA TourYear in Review
Couples wins Kemper Open
Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Maryland (region; the course comes with research) · Fred Couples’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 400,000 USD · end from the season table and Fred Couples'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
14 h 37 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- 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
- Chen Tze-chunglost the five-way playoff (Jaeckel out on the first extra hole; Couples won with a birdie on the second) Kemper Open – Wikipedia
- Barry Jaeckellost the five-way playoff (Jaeckel out on the first extra hole; Couples won with a birdie on the second) Kemper Open – Wikipedia
- Gil Morganlost the five-way playoff (Jaeckel out on the first extra hole; Couples won with a birdie on the second) Kemper Open – Wikipedia
- Scott Simpsonlost the five-way playoff (Jaeckel out on the first extra hole; Couples won with a birdie on the second) Kemper Open – Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Kemper Open
Congressional Country Club, Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Maryland
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Fred Couples
Margin and runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Couples | 71 · 71 · 68 · 77 | 287 | −1 |
| T2 | Chen Tze-chung | |||
| T2 | Barry Jaeckel | |||
| T2 | Gil Morgan | |||
| T2 | Scott Simpson |
The golfer
born 1959-10-03, Seattle, Washington; USA; turned pro 1980; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet