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Sunday 7 June 1981PGA European TourYear in Review
Lyle wins Lawrence Batley International
Bingley St Ives, Bradford, England (region; the course comes with research) · Sandy Lyle’s win no. 6 on the PGA European Tour · purse £60,000 (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 26 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waxing 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
- Nick Faldo ENGrunner-up, 2 strokes behind Lawrence Batley International — Wikipedia
Same week
DP World Tour event
Lawrence Batley International
Bingley St Ives, Bingley St Ives, Bradford, England
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Sandy Lyle
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandy Lyle | 70 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 280 | −4 |
| 2 | Nick Faldo |
The golfer
born 1958-02-09, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England; SCO; turned pro 1977; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 6.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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