Golf Network News
Sunday 20 April 1980PGA European TourYear in Review
Mannelli wins Italian Open
Circolo del Golf Roma, Acquasanta, Rome, Italy (region; the course comes with research) · Massimo Mannelli’s win no. 1 on the PGA European Tour · purse £32,500 (season table column Purse (£)) GBP · end date from season table and winner's wins table; start date not found in a source opened
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 31 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a waxing 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
- John Bland RSAtied runner-up, 5 strokes behind Italian Open (golf) — Wikipedia
- Ken Brown SCOtied runner-up, 5 strokes behind Italian Open (golf) — Wikipedia
Same week
DP World Tour event
Italian Open
Circolo del Golf Roma, Acquasanta, Circolo del Golf Roma, Acquasanta, Rome, Italy
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Massimo Mannelli
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massimo Mannelli | 68 · 66 · 70 · 72 | 276 | −8 |
| T2 | John Bland | |||
| T2 | Ken Brown |
The golfer
born 1956-04-09; ITA; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet