Golf Network News
Sunday 3 October 1982PGA European TourYear in Review
Torrance wins Benson & Hedges Spanish Open
Spain (region; the course comes with research) · Sam Torrance’s win no. 4 on the PGA European Tour · purse £50,000 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
11 h 26 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a full 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
- Roger Chapman ENGtied second, 8 strokes behind (margin per event article and winner's wins table) Open de España (Wikipedia; fetched as /wiki/Benson_%26_Hedges_Spanish_Open)
- Sandy Lyle SCOtied second, 8 strokes behind Open de España (Wikipedia; fetched as /wiki/Benson_%26_Hedges_Spanish_Open)
- Ian Woosnam WALtied second, 8 strokes behind Open de España (Wikipedia; fetched as /wiki/Benson_%26_Hedges_Spanish_Open)
Same week
DP World Tour event
Benson & Hedges Spanish Open
Spain
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Sam Torrance
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Torrance | 71 · 65 · 67 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Roger Chapman | |||
| T2 | Sandy Lyle | |||
| T2 | Ian Woosnam |
The golfer
born 1953-08-24, Largs, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 1970; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet