Statement: in the 1981 open championship there were eight players that tied for 9th

Input Table: 1981 open championship

Step 1: f_group_column(place)
place player country score to par
t1 vicente fernã¡ndez argentina 70 e
t1 nick job england 70 e
t3 isao aoki japan 71 + 1
t3 david graham australia 71 + 1
t3 tony jacklin england 71 + 1
t3 johnny miller united states 71 + 1
t3 simon owen new zealand 71 + 1
t3 hal sutton (a) united states 71 + 1
t9 howard clark england 72 + 2
t9 ben crenshaw united states 72 + 2
t9 david jagger england 72 + 2
t9 mark james england 72 + 2
t9 greg norman australia 72 + 2
t9 arnold palmer united states 72 + 2
t9 bill rogers united states 72 + 2
t9 sam torrance scotland 72 + 2

Step 2: simple_query()
place player country score to par
t1 vicente fernã¡ndez argentina 70 e
t1 nick job england 70 e
t3 isao aoki japan 71 + 1
t3 david graham australia 71 + 1
t3 tony jacklin england 71 + 1
t3 johnny miller united states 71 + 1
t3 simon owen new zealand 71 + 1
t3 hal sutton (a) united states 71 + 1
t9 howard clark england 72 + 2
t9 ben crenshaw united states 72 + 2
t9 david jagger england 72 + 2
t9 mark james england 72 + 2
t9 greg norman australia 72 + 2
t9 arnold palmer united states 72 + 2
t9 bill rogers united states 72 + 2
t9 sam torrance scotland 72 + 2

Group Sub Table

place Count
t9 8
t3 6
t1 2

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Prediction: YES