The Florida Open Qualifying Sites Eligibility & Rules Exemptions Past Results Sponsors 1983 Florida Open - Sandpiper Bay Resort Larry Mowry Mowry Grabs Florida Title St. Petersburg Times July 11, 1983      Larry Mowry birdied three holes in a row and five of the first eight in Sunday's final round at Sandpiper Bay to win the Florida Open for the second time in five years with a 17-under-par 271.      Mowry, 46, of Winter Springs, had a 5-under 67 on the Sinners course to finish two strokes ahead of 23-year-old Brian Claar of Tampa. Claar had led by three strokes but had a final round of 7- for 273.      After missing a five-foot birdie on the first hole, Mowry birdied the next three from two, 15 and seven feet to take a lead he never relinquished. He added birdie putts of 18 and 20 feet at the seventh and eight holes.      David Canipe of Orlando and Ron Terry of Tampa tied for third with 276, shooting 74 and 75 respectively, the final round. Kim Young of Orlando closed with 70 277 for fifth place. Scott Dunlap of Sarasota was the tournament's low amateur with 278 and was tied with Paul Oglesby of Orange Park for sixth place. Each had a final round of par 72.      Rick Hartmann of Venice and Roger Calvin of Deltona shot 71 and 72 and were tied for eighth at 279.    Related Articles Claar's Dream Of Victory Is More Than A Dream, So Far Tampa's Terry Grabs Lead In Florida Open By Stroke    Player Info      Scores Pos. Name Rd. 1 2 3 4 Tot. Winnings 1 Larry Mowry, Orlando 64 72 68 67 271 $8,000 2 Brian Claar, Tampa 64 69 70 70 273. 6,000 T3 David Canipe, Orlando 67 66 69 74 276 4,700 T3 Ron Terry, Tampa 70 65 66 75 276 4,700 5 Kim Young, Orlando         277 3,800 T6 Paul Oglesby, Orange Park 70 68 67 72 278 3,200 T6 Scott Dunlap, Sarasota (a) 70 65 71 72 278 0 T8 Dennis Deja, Sarasota 69 70 72 76 287 264 T8 Steve Senger, Clearwater 74 69 71 73 287 264 10 John Huston, Tarpon Springs 74 71 73 70 288 50 11 Matthew Mitchell, Dunedin 74 72 74 73 293   T12 Terry Crick, St. Pete 73 72 75 76 296   T12 Rick Dingus, Dunedin 74 76 76 70 296   14 Christopher Harvey, Oldsmar 74 70 78 75 297   15 Richard Hope, St. Pete 74 75 76 73 298   T16 Douglas Brehme, St. Pete 73 74 75 78 300   T16 Dan Stone, St. Pete 74 77 75 74 300   18 Roger White, Dunedin 75 77 81 68 301   19 Eddie Barber, Clearwater 81 75 79 72 307   20 Brad Snider, Palm Harbor 82 80 74 72 308   21 Matt Cote, Clearwater 78 76 81 76 311   22 Nick Lokkretis, Clearwater 79 79 79 79 316