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Sunday 10 May 1981PGA European TourYear in Review
Lyle wins Paco Rabanne Open de France
Saint-Germain, France (region; the course comes with research) · Sandy Lyle’s win no. 5 on the PGA European Tour · purse £37,500 (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
14 h 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° 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
- Bernhard Langer FRGrunner-up, 4 strokes behind Open de France — Wikipedia (fetched as /wiki/Paco_Rabanne_Open_de_France, a redirect)
Same week
DP World Tour event
Paco Rabanne Open de France
Saint-Germain, Saint-Germain, France
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Sandy Lyle
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandy Lyle | 70 · 66 · 67 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| 2 | Bernhard Langer |
The golfer
born 1958-02-09, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England; SCO; turned pro 1977; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 5.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet