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Sunday 8 June 1980PGA European TourYear in Review
Smyth wins Newcastle Brown "900" Open
England (region; the course comes with research) · Des Smyth’s win no. 2 on the PGA European Tour · purse £42,000 (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
16 h 29 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- 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
- Graham Burroughs ENGtied runner-up, 1 stroke behind Des Smyth — Wikipedia
- Neil Coles ENGtied runner-up, 1 stroke behind Des Smyth — Wikipedia
- Greg Norman AUStied runner-up, 1 stroke behind Des Smyth — Wikipedia
Same week
DP World Tour event
Newcastle Brown "900" 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 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Graham Burroughs | |||
| T2 | Neil Coles | |||
| T2 | Greg Norman |
The golfer
born 1953-02-12, Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland; IRL; turned pro 1974; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet