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Sunday 11 June 1978PGA European TourYear in Review
Ratcliffe wins Belgian Open
Royal GC Belgium (region; the course comes with research) · Noel Ratcliffe’s win no. 1 on the PGA European Tour · purse £25,000 (season table column Purse (£)) GBP · end date from season table and winner's wins table; start date not found in a source opened
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 12 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- R3Not yet researched
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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
- Chris Tickner AUSrunner-up, 1 stroke behind Belgian Open (golf) — Wikipedia
Same week
DP World Tour event
Belgian Open
Royal GC Belgium, Royal GC Belgium
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Noel Ratcliffe
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noel Ratcliffe | 72 · 70 · 72 · 66 | 280 | −12 |
| 2 | Chris Tickner |
The golfer
born 1945-01-17, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1974; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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