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Sunday 23 September 1979PGA European TourYear in Review
King wins SOS Talisman TPC
Moor Park, England (region; the course comes with research) · Michael King’s win no. 1 on the PGA European Tour · purse £50,000 GBP · end = season-table date (matches winner's wins-table date); start not printed by any source read
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 36° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent 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
- Brian Waites ENGfinished 1 stroke behind (margin per event article and winner's wins table) Tournament Players Championship (United Kingdom) (Wikipedia; fetched as /wiki/SOS_Talisman_TPC)
Same week
DP World Tour event
SOS Talisman TPC
Moor Park, Moor Park, England
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Michael King
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael King | 71 · 67 · 72 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| 2 | Brian Waites |
The golfer
born 1950-02-15, Reading, Berkshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1974; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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