Golf Network News
Sunday 11 August 1985European TourYear in Review
Clark wins Glasgow Open
Haggs Castle Golf Club, Glasgow, Scotland (region; the course comes with research) · Howard Clark’s win no. 6 on the European Tour · purse £90,000 GBP · end from season-table date (winner's wins table agrees); start not sourced (no 1985 OWGR ranking/event pages; no print source reached in time)
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 11 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° 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
- Sandy Lyle SCOlost playoff to Howard Clark Glasgow Open — Wikipedia
Same week
DP World Tour event
Glasgow Open
Haggs Castle Golf Club, Haggs Castle Golf Club, Glasgow, Scotland
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Howard Clark
Margin and runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howard Clark | 71 · 65 · 70 · 68 | 274 | −6 |
| 2 | Sandy Lyle |
The golfer
born 1954-08-26, Leeds, England; ENG; turned pro 1973; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 6.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet