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Sunday 13 September 1987European TourYear in Review
Way wins Panasonic European Open
Walton Heath Golf Club, Surrey, England · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 September 1987 · Paul Way’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse £225,000 GBP · Panasonic · start date from the OWGR event page
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 30 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 42° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/12°C · wind 23 km/h WSW, gusts 47 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/11°C · wind 35 km/h SSW, gusts 64 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/14°C · wind 40 km/h SW, gusts 73 · 2.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/13°C · wind 13 km/h WSW, gusts 35 · 3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- John Bland RSAtied second, 2 strokes behind (event article and winner's wins table) Paul Way - Wikipedia
- Gordon Brand Jnr SCOtied second, 2 strokes behind (event article and winner's wins table) Paul Way - Wikipedia
143 started
Same week
DP World Tour event
Panasonic European Open
Walton Heath Golf Club, Walton Heath Golf Club, Surrey, England
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Paul Way
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Way | 70 · 71 · 71 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T2 | Gordon Brand Jr. | |||
| T2 | John Bland | |||
| 4 | Christy O'Connor Jnr | |||
| 5 | Ian Woosnam | |||
| T6 | Neil Coles | |||
| T6 | Mark Mouland | |||
| T6 | Ronan Rafferty | |||
| T6 | Greg Norman | |||
| T10 | Kariem Baraka | |||
| T10 | Nick Faldo | |||
| T10 | Bernhard Langer | |||
| T10 | Robert Lee | |||
| T10 | Wayne Westner | |||
| T10 | Rodger Davis |
The golfer
born 1963-03-12, Kingsbury, Middlesex, England; ENG; turned pro 1981; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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