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Sunday 28 September 1980PGA European TourYear in Review
Cañizares wins Bob Hope British Classic
R.A.C., England (region; the course comes with research) · José María Cañizares’s win no. 3 on the PGA European Tour · purse £90,000 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 24 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 34° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
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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 1 stroke behind (margin per event article and winner's wins table) Bob Hope British Classic (Wikipedia)
- Lee Trevino USAfinished 1 stroke behind (margin per event article and winner's wins table) Bob Hope British Classic (Wikipedia)
- Brian Waites ENGfinished 1 stroke behind (margin per event article and winner's wins table) Bob Hope British Classic (Wikipedia)
Same week
DP World Tour event
Bob Hope British Classic
R.A.C., R.A.C., England
3 of 5 researched
Winner
José María Cañizares
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José María Cañizares | 68 · 67 · 70 · 64 | 269 | −19 |
| T2 | Seve Ballesteros | |||
| T2 | Lee Trevino | |||
| T2 | Brian Waites |
The golfer
born 1947-02-18, Madrid, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1967; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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