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Sunday 30 October 1983PGA European TourYear in Review
Smyth wins Sanyo Open
El Prat, Spain (region; the course comes with research) · Des Smyth’s win no. 5 on the PGA European Tour · purse £80,000 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 17 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 35° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent 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
- Hugh Baiocchi RSAfinished 1 stroke behind (margin per event article and winner's wins table) Barcelona Open (golf) (Wikipedia; fetched as /wiki/Sanyo_Open)
- Mark James ENGfinished 1 stroke behind (margin per event article and winner's wins table) Barcelona Open (golf) (Wikipedia; fetched as /wiki/Sanyo_Open)
Same week
DP World Tour event
Sanyo Open
El Prat, El Prat, Spain
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Des Smyth
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Smyth | 72 · 66 · 70 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T2 | Hugh Baiocchi | |||
| T2 | Mark James |
The golfer
born 1953-02-12, Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland; IRL; turned pro 1974; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 5.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet