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Sunday 9 October 1983PGA TourYear in Review
Black wins Southern Open
Georgia (region; the course comes with research) · Ronnie Black’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse 250,000 (Purse US$ column) USD · end date from season table and winner's wins table (1983-10-09); 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
11 h 22 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a waxing 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
- Sam Torrance SCOlost playoff Southern Open - Wikipedia
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Southern Open
Georgia
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Ronnie Black
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Black | 68 · 69 · 65 · 69 | 271 | −9 |
| 2 | Sam Torrance |
The golfer
born 1958-05-26, Lovington, New Mexico; USA; turned pro 1981; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet