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Sunday 21 September 1980PGA European TourYear in Review
Gallacher wins Haig Whisky TPC
Moortown, England (region; the course comes with research) · Bernard Gallacher’s win no. 6 on the PGA European Tour · purse £55,000 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 54 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 37° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous 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
- Nick Faldo ENGfinished 3 strokes behind (margin per event article and winner's wins table) Tournament Players Championship (United Kingdom) (Wikipedia; fetched as /wiki/Haig_Whisky_TPC)
- Bernhard Langer FRGfinished 3 strokes behind (margin per event article and winner's wins table) Tournament Players Championship (United Kingdom) (Wikipedia; fetched as /wiki/Haig_Whisky_TPC)
Same week
DP World Tour event
Haig Whisky TPC
Moortown, Moortown, England
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Bernard Gallacher
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernard Gallacher | 68 · 65 · 66 · 69 | 268 | −8 |
| T2 | Nick Faldo | |||
| T2 | Bernhard Langer |
The golfer
born 1949-02-09, Bathgate, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 1967; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet