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Sunday 21 May 1978PGA European TourYear in Review
Ballesteros wins Martini International
Royal Automobile (region; the course comes with research) · Seve Ballesteros’s win no. 5 on the PGA European Tour · purse £30,000 (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
15 h 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Nick Faldo ENGrunner-up, 5 strokes behind Martini International — Wikipedia
Same week
DP World Tour event
Martini International
Royal Automobile, Royal Automobile
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Seve Ballesteros
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seve Ballesteros | 67 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 270 | −14 |
| 2 | Nick Faldo |
The golfer
born 1957-04-09, Pedreña, Cantabria, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1974; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 5.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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