Golf Network News
Monday 25 May 1981PGA European TourYear in Review
Faldo wins Sun Alliance PGA Championship
Ganton, England (region; the course comes with research) · Nick Faldo’s win no. 4 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
15 h 60 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter 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
- Ken Brown SCOtied second, 4 strokes behind BMW PGA Championship — Wikipedia (fetched as /wiki/Sun_Alliance_PGA_Championship, a redirect)
- Neil Coles ENGtied second, 4 strokes behind BMW PGA Championship — Wikipedia (fetched as /wiki/Sun_Alliance_PGA_Championship, a redirect)
Same week
DP World Tour event
Sun Alliance PGA Championship
Ganton, Ganton, England
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Nick Faldo
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Faldo | 68 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T2 | Ken Brown | |||
| T2 | Neil Coles |
The golfer
born 1957-07-18, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1976; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet