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Sunday 6 May 1979PGA European TourYear in Review
Barnes wins Italian Open
Monticello, Italy (region; the course comes with research) · Brian Barnes’s win no. 8 on the PGA European Tour · purse £33,500 (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
14 h 12 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous 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
- Dale Hayes RSArunner-up, lost playoff Italian Open (golf) — Wikipedia
Same week
DP World Tour event
Italian Open
Monticello, Monticello, Italy
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Brian Barnes
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Barnes | 73 · 70 · 71 · 67 | 281 | −7 |
| 2 | Dale Hayes |
The golfer
born 1945-06-03, Addington, Surrey, England; SCO; turned pro 1964; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 8.
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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