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Sunday 28 June 1981PGA European TourYear in Review
Smyth wins Coral Classic
Royal Porthcawl, Wales (region; the course comes with research) · Des Smyth’s win no. 4 on the PGA European Tour · purse £40,000 GBP · end from season-table date (winner's wins table agrees); start not sourced
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 25 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent 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
- Michael Kingfinished 2 strokes behind Des Smyth Welsh Golf Classic — Wikipedia
- Bernhard Langerfinished 2 strokes behind Des Smyth Welsh Golf Classic — Wikipedia
- John O'Learyfinished 2 strokes behind Des Smyth Welsh Golf Classic — Wikipedia
Same week
DP World Tour event
Coral Classic
Royal Porthcawl, Royal Porthcawl, Wales
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Des Smyth
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Smyth | 67 · 72 · 70 · 73 | 282 | −6 |
| T2 | Michael King | |||
| T2 | Bernhard Langer | |||
| T2 | John O'Leary |
The golfer
born 1953-02-12, Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland; IRL; turned pro 1974; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet