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Sunday 8 May 1983PGA European TourYear in Review
Faldo wins Paco Rabanne Open de France
La Boulie, France (region; the course comes with research) · Nick Faldo’s win no. 6 on the PGA European Tour · purse 50,000 (column Purse (£)) GBP · end date from season table (8 May) and Faldo wins table (8 May 1983); 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 31 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- 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
- José María Cañizares ESPlost playoff; Faldo won with par on third extra hole Nick Faldo — Wikipedia
- David J. Russell ENGlost playoff; eliminated by birdie on first extra hole Nick Faldo — Wikipedia
Same week
DP World Tour event
Paco Rabanne Open de France
La Boulie, La Boulie, France
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Nick Faldo
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Faldo | 69 · 67 · 72 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | José María Cañizares | |||
| T2 | David J. Russell |
The golfer
born 1957-07-18, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1976; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 6.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet