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Sunday 7 September 1980PGA European TourYear in Review
Kite wins European Open Championship
Walton Heath, England (region; the course comes with research) · purse £105,000 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
12 h 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 42° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent 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
- Lon Hinkle USAfinished 1 stroke behind (margin per event article and winner's wins table) European Open (golf) (Wikipedia; fetched as /wiki/European_Open_Championship)
- Leonard Thompson USAfinished 1 stroke behind (margin per event article and winner's wins table) European Open (golf) (Wikipedia; fetched as /wiki/European_Open_Championship)
Same week
DP World Tour event
European Open Championship
Walton Heath, Walton Heath, England
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Tom Kite
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Kite | 71 · 67 · 71 · 75 | 284 | −8 |
| T2 | Lon Hinkle | |||
| T2 | Leonard Thompson |
The golfer
born 1949-12-09, McKinney, Texas, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1972; age 30 that week; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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