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Sunday 17 August 1986European TourYear in Review
James wins Benson & Hedges International Open
Fulford, England (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 August 1986 · Mark James’s win no. 8 on the European Tour · purse £175,000 GBP · end from season-table date (OWGR endDate agrees: 1986-08-17); start from OWGR event startDate
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 22 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° 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
- Hugh Baiocchi RSA · 274lost playoff on first extra hole (James birdied) Mark James (golfer) — Wikipedia
- Lee Trevino USA · 274lost playoff on first extra hole (James birdied) Mark James (golfer) — Wikipedia
146 started, 71 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Benson & Hedges International Open
Fulford, Fulford, England
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Mark James
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark James | 65 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Lee Trevino | |||
| T2 | Hugh Baiocchi | |||
| 4 | Gordon Brand Jr. | |||
| T5 | John O'Leary | |||
| T5 | Ian Woosnam | |||
| T5 | Mark McNulty | |||
| T8 | Christy O'Connor Jnr. | |||
| T8 | Jose M Olazabal | |||
| T10 | Kariem Baraka | |||
| T10 | Robert Lee |
The golfer
born 1953-10-28, Manchester, England; ENG; turned pro 1976; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 8.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet