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Sunday 30 June 1985European TourYear in Review
Torrance wins Johnnie Walker Monte Carlo Open
France (region; the course comes with research) · Sam Torrance’s win no. 11 on the European Tour · purse £125,000 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 35 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
- Isao Aoki JPNfinished 1 stroke behind Sam Torrance Monte Carlo Open (golf) — Wikipedia
Same week
DP World Tour event
Johnnie Walker Monte Carlo Open
France
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Sam Torrance
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Torrance | 69 · 63 · 62 · 70 | 264 | −12 |
| 2 | Isao Aoki |
The golfer
born 1953-08-24, Largs, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 1970; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 11.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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