Golf Network News
Sunday 23 October 1983PGA European TourYear in Review
Darcy wins Benson & Hedges Spanish Open
Spain (region; the course comes with research) · Eamonn Darcy’s win no. 2 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 (null)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 34 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 37° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous 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
- Manuel Piñero ESPfinished 1 stroke behind (margin per event article and winner's wins table) Open de España (Wikipedia; fetched as /wiki/Benson_&_Hedges_Spanish_Open)
Same week
DP World Tour event
Benson & Hedges Spanish Open
Spain
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Eamonn Darcy
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eamonn Darcy | 67 · 71 · 67 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Manuel Piñero |
The golfer
born 1952-08-07, Delgany, County Wicklow, Ireland; IRL; turned pro 1968; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet