Golf Network News
Sunday 25 August 1985European TourYear in Review
Langer wins Lufthansa German Open
Club zur Vahr, West Germany (region; the course comes with research) · Bernhard Langer’s win no. 13 on the European Tour · purse £100,000 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
13 h 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° 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
- Michael McLean ENGfinished 7 strokes behind Bernhard Langer Lufthansa German Open — Wikipedia
- Mark McNulty ZIMfinished 7 strokes behind Bernhard Langer Lufthansa German Open — Wikipedia
Same week
DP World Tour event
Lufthansa German Open
Club zur Vahr, Club zur Vahr, West Germany
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Bernhard Langer
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernhard Langer | 61 · 60 · 62 | 183 | −27 |
| T2 | Michael McLean | |||
| T2 | Mark McNulty |
The golfer
born 1957-08-27, Anhausen, Bavaria, West Germany; FRG; turned pro 1972; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 13.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet