Golf Network News
Sunday 19 June 1983PGA European TourYear in Review
Ballesteros wins Timex Open
France (region; the course comes with research) · Manuel Ballesteros’s win no. 1 on the PGA European Tour · purse £50,000 GBP · end from season-table date (winner's wins table agrees); start not sourced
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 38 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 67° up at noon, and that night a waxing 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
- Nick Faldo ENGfinished 2 strokes behind Manuel Ballesteros Timex Open — Wikipedia
Same week
DP World Tour event
Timex Open
France
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Manuel Ballesteros
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Ballesteros | 67 · 65 · 66 · 64 | 262 | −14 |
| 2 | Nick Faldo |
The golfer
born 1949-06-22, Pedreña, Cantabria; ESP; turned pro 1967; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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