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Saturday 13 July 1985European TourYear in Review
Marsh wins Lawrence Batley International Golf Classic
England (region; the course comes with research) · Graham Marsh’s win no. 9 on the European Tour · purse £120,000 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
16 h 13 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).
- 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
- Rick Hartmann USAfinished 2 strokes behind Graham Marsh Lawrence Batley International Golf Classic — Wikipedia
Same week
DP World Tour event
Lawrence Batley International Golf Classic
England
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Graham Marsh
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Marsh | 69 · 71 · 70 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| 2 | Rick Hartmann |
The golfer
born 1944-01-14, Kalgoorlie, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1969; age 41 that week; tour wins to date: 9.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet