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Sunday 2 October 1983PGA TourYear in Review
Colbert wins Texas Open
Texas (region; the course comes with research) · Jim Colbert’s win no. 8 on the PGA Tour · purse 300,000 (Purse US$ column) USD · end date from season table and winner's wins table (1983-10-02); 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 38 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 54° 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
- Mark Pfeil USAfinished five strokes behind Texas Open (Valero Texas Open) - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Texas Open
Oak Hills Country Club, Texas
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Jim Colbert
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Colbert | 66 · 62 · 66 · 67 | 261 | −19 |
| 2 | Mark Pfeil |
The golfer
born 1941-03-09, Elizabeth, New Jersey; USA; turned pro 1965; tour wins to date: 8.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet