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Monday 26 May 1980PGA European TourYear in Review
Faldo wins Sun Alliance PGA Championship
Royal St George's, England (region; the course comes with research) · Nick Faldo’s win no. 3 on the PGA European Tour · purse £70,000 (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 05 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- R3Not yet researched
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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
- Ken Brown SCOrunner-up, 1 stroke behind BMW PGA Championship — Wikipedia
Same week
DP World Tour event
Sun Alliance PGA Championship
Royal St George's, Royal St George's, England
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Nick Faldo
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Faldo | 73 · 70 · 71 · 69 | 283 | +3 |
| 2 | Ken Brown |
The golfer
born 1957-07-18, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1976; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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