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Sunday 23 October 1983PGA TourYear in Review
Stewart wins Walt Disney World Golf Classic
Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Payne Stewart’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse 400,000 (Purse US$ column) USD · end date from season table and winner's wins table (1983-10-23); 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 06 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Nick Faldo ENGfinished two strokes behind (tied second) Walt Disney World Golf Classic - Wikipedia
- Mark McCumber USAfinished two strokes behind (tied second) Walt Disney World Golf Classic - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Walt Disney World Golf Classic
Florida
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Payne Stewart
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Payne Stewart | 69 · 64 · 69 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| T2 | Nick Faldo | |||
| T2 | Mark McCumber |
The golfer
born 1957-01-30, Springfield, Missouri; USA; turned pro 1979; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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