Golf Network News
Sunday 30 August 1981PGA European TourYear in Review
Piñero wins Swiss Open
Switzerland (region; the course comes with research) · Manuel Piñero’s win no. 6 on the PGA European Tour · purse £55,000 GBP · end = season-table date (matches winner's wins-table date); start not printed by any source read
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 12 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 52° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
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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
- Antonio Garrido ESPlost in a playoff (event article and winner's playoff record) Omega European Masters (Wikipedia; fetched as /wiki/Swiss_Open)
- Tony Johnstone ZIMlost in a playoff (event article and winner's playoff record) Omega European Masters (Wikipedia; fetched as /wiki/Swiss_Open)
Same week
DP World Tour event
Swiss Open
Switzerland
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Manuel Piñero
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Piñero | 69 · 73 · 69 · 66 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Antonio Garrido | |||
| T2 | Tony Johnstone |
The golfer
born 1952-09-01, Badajoz, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1968; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 6.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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