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Article: Kite Claims Kemper as His Own, Prevails by 7; Champion Finishes At 14-Under-Par 270
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- The Washington Post
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- June 8, 1987
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As Tom Kite reached the precipitous ninth tee yesterday and gazed
down at the tiny green 75 feet below, he never dreamed he'd win the
Kemper Open by seven shots. He never fantasized about going
birdie-birdie-eagle in the middle of a back-nine 31. He surely never
guessed he'd have the best perch in the stadium to pace idly and
watch the turning point in his own rich triumph.
"One-shot lead coming to the turn. Then win by seven? No
chance, no way," Kite said, laughing, after his 64-69-68-69-270 week
of work over the TPC at Avenel left runners-up Chris Perry and Howard
Twitty out of sight.
This wasn't just another Kemper rout, like Craig Stadler's 1981
and '82 Congressional waddles or Greg ...