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Sunday 30 October 1983PGA TourYear in Review
McCumber wins Pensacola Open
Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Mark McCumber’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse 250,000 (Purse US$ column) USD · end date from season table and winner's wins table (1983-10-30); start not found (Internet Archive timed out, no SI roundup)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° 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
- Lon Hinkle USAfinished four strokes behind (tied second) Pensacola Open - Wikipedia
- Mark Lye USAfinished four strokes behind (tied second) Pensacola Open - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Pensacola Open
Florida
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Mark McCumber
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark McCumber | 68 · 68 · 65 · 65 | 266 | −18 |
| T2 | Lon Hinkle | |||
| T2 | Mark Lye |
The golfer
born 1951-09-07, Jacksonville, Florida; USA; turned pro 1974; tour wins to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet