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Sunday 29 April 1979PGA European TourYear in Review
Hobday wins Madrid Open
Spain (region; the course comes with research) · Simon Hobday’s win no. 2 on the PGA European Tour · purse £33,000 (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
13 h 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent 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
- Francisco Abreu ESPtied runner-up, 2 strokes behind Madrid Open (golf) — Wikipedia
- Gordon J. Brand ENGtied runner-up, 2 strokes behind Madrid Open (golf) — Wikipedia
- Tienie Britz RSAtied runner-up, 2 strokes behind Madrid Open (golf) — Wikipedia
Same week
DP World Tour event
Madrid Open
Spain
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Simon Hobday
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Hobday | 67 · 73 · 71 · 74 | 285 | −3 |
| T2 | Francisco Abreu | |||
| T2 | Gordon J. Brand | |||
| T2 | Tienie Britz |
The golfer
born 1940-06-23, Mafikeng, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1969; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet