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Sunday 3 May 1987European TourYear in Review
Torrance wins Lancia Italian Open
Monticello, Italy (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 30 April to Sunday 3 May 1987 · Sam Torrance’s win no. 12 on the European Tour · purse £150,000 GBP · Lancia · start and end from OWGR event page; end matches season table (3 May)
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 04 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° 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
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- José Rivero ESP · 271lost playoff to Torrance's par on the sixth extra hole Sam Torrance - Wikipedia
143 started
Same week
DP World Tour event
Lancia Italian Open
Monticello, Monticello, Italy
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Sam Torrance
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Torrance | 64 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Jose Rivero | |||
| 3 | Nick Faldo | |||
| 4 | Peter Senior | |||
| T5 | David Feherty | |||
| T5 | Ronan Rafferty | |||
| T7 | David J Russell | |||
| T9 | Robert Lee | |||
| T9 | Malcolm Mackenzie | |||
| T9 | Barry Lane |
The golfer
born 1953-08-24, Largs, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 1970; tour wins to date: 12.
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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