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Sunday 29 June 1980PGA European TourYear in Review
Lyle wins Coral Welsh Classic
Royal Porthcawl, Wales (region; the course comes with research) · Sandy Lyle’s win no. 4 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 24 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous 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
- Martin Fosterfinished 5 strokes behind Sandy Lyle Welsh Golf Classic — Wikipedia
Same week
DP World Tour event
Coral Welsh Classic
Royal Porthcawl, Royal Porthcawl, Wales
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Sandy Lyle
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandy Lyle | 72 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Martin Foster |
The golfer
born 1958-02-09, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England; SCO; turned pro 1977; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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