Golf Network News
Sunday 17 August 1980PGA European TourYear in Review
James wins Carroll's Irish Open
Portmarnock, Ireland (region; the course comes with research) · Mark James’s win no. 4 on the PGA European Tour · purse £70,000 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
14 h 21 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° 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
- Brian Barnesfinished 1 stroke behind Mark James Irish Open (golf) — Wikipedia
Same week
DP World Tour event
Carroll's Irish Open
Portmarnock, Portmarnock, Ireland
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Mark James
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark James | 71 · 66 · 74 · 73 | 284 | −4 |
| 2 | Brian Barnes |
The golfer
born 1953-10-28, Manchester, England; ENG; turned pro 1976; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet