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Monday 28 March 1983PGA TourYear in Review
Sutton wins Tournament Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida · Thursday 24 to Monday 28 March 1983 · Hal Sutton’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $700,000 USD · dates March 24–28, 1983 from the event article infobox; rain washed out Thursday, first round Friday March 25, final round Monday March 28 (event article); end matches season table (Mar 28)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 11 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/5°C · wind 38 km/h W, gusts 87 · 14.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R214°/5°C · wind 26 km/h NNW, gusts 49 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/10°C · wind 26 km/h ESE, gusts 50 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/15°C · wind 27 km/h S, gusts 57 · 9.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R522°/13°C · wind 19 km/h W, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Bob Eastwood USA · 284one stroke behind Sutton (event article; Sutton's Players wins table) 1983 Tournament Players Championship – Wikipedia
129 started · cut 149 (+5), 67 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Tournament Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course, TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Hal Sutton
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hal Sutton | 73 · 71 · 70 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| 2 | Bob Eastwood | 69 · 75 · 71 · 69 | 284 | −4 |
| T3 | John Cook | 69 · 70 · 71 · 75 | 285 | −3 |
| T3 | Bruce Lietzke | 68 · 75 · 71 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
| T3 | John Mahaffey | 72 · 74 · 72 · 67 | 285 | −3 |
| T6 | Vance Heafner | 72 · 71 · 69 · 74 | 286 | −2 |
| T6 | Doug Tewell | 72 · 74 · 70 · 70 | 286 | −2 |
| T8 | Ed Fiori | 72 · 73 · 71 · 71 | 287 | −1 |
| T8 | Curtis Strange | 72 · 75 · 70 · 70 | 287 | −1 |
| T10 | Bobby Clampett | 69 · 72 · 70 · 77 | 288 | E |
| T10 | Ben Crenshaw | 70 · 74 · 69 · 75 | 288 | E |
| T10 | Don Pooley | 71 · 70 · 72 · 75 | 288 | E |
The golfer
born 1958-04-28, Shreveport, Louisiana; USA; turned pro 1981; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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