Golf Network News
Sunday 22 June 1980PGA European TourYear in Review
Smyth wins Cold Shield Greater Manchester Open
England (region; the course comes with research) · Des Smyth’s win no. 3 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
16 h 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
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- 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 Waiteslost playoff to Des Smyth (birdie on sixth extra hole) Greater Manchester Open — Wikipedia
Same week
DP World Tour event
Cold Shield Greater Manchester Open
England
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Des Smyth
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Smyth | 67 · 71 · 69 · 66 | 273 | −7 |
| 2 | Brian Waites |
The golfer
born 1953-02-12, Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland; IRL; turned pro 1974; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet