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Sunday 21 October 1984PGA European TourYear in Review
Frost wins Compagnie de Chauffe Cannes Open
Cannes Mougins, Cannes, France (region; the course comes with research) · David Frost’s win no. 1 on the PGA European Tour · purse £75,000 GBP · Compagnie de Chauffe · end = season-table date (and winner's wins-table date unless a conflict says otherwise); 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 15 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 31° 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
- Gordon Brand Jnr SCOtied for second, two strokes behind (event article and winner's wins table list both runners-up) Cannes Open (Wikipedia; fetched as /wiki/Compagnie_de_Chauffe_Cannes_Open)
- John Morgan ENGtied for second, two strokes behind (event article and winner's wins table list both runners-up) Cannes Open (Wikipedia; fetched as /wiki/Compagnie_de_Chauffe_Cannes_Open)
Same week
DP World Tour event
Compagnie de Chauffe Cannes Open
Cannes Mougins, Cannes Mougins, Cannes, France
3 of 5 researched
Winner
David Frost
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Frost | 72 · 72 · 68 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1959-09-11, Cape Town, Cape Province, Union of South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1981; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet