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Sunday 11 March 1984PGA TourYear in Review
Kite wins Doral-Eastern Open
Blue Monster course, Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Doral, Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Tom Kite’s win no. 6 on the PGA Tour · purse 400,000 USD · end date from the 1984 PGA Tour season table and the winner's Wikipedia wins table; start not sourced
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 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a waxing 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
- Jack Nicklausfinished two strokes behind Kite (Kite's wins table) Tom Kite - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
Doral-Eastern Open
Blue Monster course, Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Blue Monster course, Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Doral, Florida
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Tom Kite
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Kite | 68 · 69 · 70 · 65 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Jack Nicklaus |
The golfer
born 1949-12-09, McKinney, Texas; USA; turned pro 1972; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 6.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet