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Sunday 4 May 1980PGA European TourYear in Review
Polland wins Benson & Hedges Spanish Open
Spain (region; the course comes with research) · Eddie Polland’s win no. 4 on the PGA European Tour · purse £42,500 (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
13 h 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous 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
- Seve Ballesteros ESPtied runner-up, 5 strokes behind Open de España — Wikipedia
- Mark James ENGtied runner-up, 5 strokes behind Open de España — Wikipedia
Same week
DP World Tour event
Benson & Hedges Spanish Open
Spain
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Eddie Polland
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Polland | 70 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Seve Ballesteros | |||
| T2 | Mark James |
The golfer
born 1947-06-10, Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 1968; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet