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Sunday 11 May 1986European TourYear in Review

Sellberg wins Epson Grand Prix of Europe Matchplay Championship

St. Pierre Golf & Country Club, Chepstow, South Wales (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 May 1986 · Ove Sellberg’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse 125,000 (column Purse (£)) GBP · Epson · start date from OWGR event page; end date on season table, winner's article and OWGR

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 12 m

of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).

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The name over time

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The ones it got away from

32 started

Same week

DP World Tour event

Epson Grand Prix of Europe Matchplay Championship

St. Pierre Golf & Country Club, St. Pierre Golf & Country Club, Chepstow, South Wales

3 of 5 researched

Winner

Ove Sellberg

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3 and 2Margin

To par and runner-up not yet researched.

Top 10
PosPlayerTotalTo par
1Ove Sellberg3 and 2
2Howard Clark
3Anders Forsbrand
4Sandy Lyle
T5Gordon Brand Jnr
T5David Feherty
T5Philip Parkin
T5David J Russell
T9Stephen Bennett
T9Roger Chapman
T9Eamonn Darcy
T9B'nard Gallacher
T9Robert Lee
T9Ronan Rafferty
T9Ian Woosnam
T9Rodger Davis
The golfer

born 1959-10-15, Stockholm, Sweden; SWE; tour wins to date: 1.

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