Golf Network News
Sunday 8 July 1979PGA European TourYear in Review
Lyle wins Scandinavian Enterprise Open
Vasatorp Golf Club, Sweden (region; the course comes with research) · Sandy Lyle’s win no. 2 on the PGA European Tour · purse £35,000 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
17 h 40 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 54° 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
- Seve Ballesteros ESPfinished 3 strokes behind Sandy Lyle Scandinavian Enterprise Open — Wikipedia
Same week
DP World Tour event
Scandinavian Enterprise Open
Vasatorp Golf Club, Vasatorp Golf Club, Sweden
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Sandy Lyle
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandy Lyle | 73 · 69 · 65 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Seve Ballesteros |
The golfer
born 1958-02-09, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England; SCO; turned pro 1977; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet