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Monday 28 May 1984PGA European TourYear in Review
Clark wins Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship
Wentworth, Virginia Water, Surrey, England (region; the course comes with research) · Howard Clark’s win no. 4 on the PGA European Tour · purse 150,000 (column Purse (£)) GBP · end date Monday 28 May from season table (28 May) and Clark wins table (28 May 1984); start date not found; shortened to 54 holes due to weather (Wikipedia footnote)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 09 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- 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 J. Brand ENGtied second, 2 strokes behind Howard Clark (golfer) — Wikipedia
- Bernhard Langer FRGtied second, 2 strokes behind Howard Clark (golfer) — Wikipedia
Same week
DP World Tour event
Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship
Wentworth Club (West Course), Wentworth, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Howard Clark
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howard Clark | 64 · 69 · 71 | 204 | −12 |
| T2 | Gordon J. Brand | |||
| T2 | Bernhard Langer |
The golfer
born 1954-08-26, Leeds, England; ENG; turned pro 1973; tour wins to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet