Golf Network News
Sunday 10 June 1979PGA European TourYear in Review
Levenson wins Belgian Open
Royal Waterloo, Belgium (region; the course comes with research) · Gavan Levenson’s win no. 1 on the PGA European Tour · purse £32,300 GBP · end from season-table date (winner's wins table agrees); start not sourced
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 11 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
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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
- Bobby Cole RSAfinished 3 strokes behind Gavan Levenson (tied) Belgian Open (golf) — Wikipedia
- Nick Faldo ENGfinished 3 strokes behind Gavan Levenson (tied) Belgian Open (golf) — Wikipedia
- Michael King ENGfinished 3 strokes behind Gavan Levenson (tied) Belgian Open (golf) — Wikipedia
Same week
DP World Tour event
Belgian Open
Royal Waterloo, Royal Waterloo, Belgium
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Gavan Levenson
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gavan Levenson | 68 · 71 · 68 · 72 | 279 | −5 |
| T2 | Bobby Cole | |||
| T2 | Nick Faldo | |||
| T2 | Michael King |
The golfer
born 1953-12-18, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1978; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet