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Saturday 20 June 1987European TourYear in Review
Darcy wins Volvo Belgian Open
Royal Waterloo, Belgium (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 18 to Saturday 20 June 1987 · Eamonn Darcy’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse £150,000 GBP · end from season-table date; start from OWGR event startDate; 54 holes: winner's rounds printed as three rounds (69-67-64=200) in the Eamonn Darcy wins table; reason not stated in sources opened
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 17 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent 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
- Nick Faldo ENGfinished 1 stroke behind Eamonn Darcy (tied second) Eamonn Darcy — Wikipedia
- Ronan Rafferty NIRfinished 1 stroke behind Eamonn Darcy (tied second) Eamonn Darcy — Wikipedia
- Ian Woosnam WALfinished 1 stroke behind Eamonn Darcy (tied second) Eamonn Darcy — Wikipedia
148 started, 75 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo Belgian Open
Royal Waterloo, Royal Waterloo, Belgium
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Eamonn Darcy
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eamonn Darcy | 69 · 67 · 64 | 200 | −13 |
| T2 | Nick Faldo | |||
| T2 | Ronan Rafferty | |||
| T2 | Ian Woosnam | |||
| T5 | Peter Fowler | |||
| T5 | Barry Lane | |||
| T7 | Gavan Levenson | |||
| T7 | Wayne Westner | |||
| T9 | David J Russell | |||
| T9 | Ove Sellberg | |||
| T9 | Michel Tapia | |||
| T9 | Greg Turner | |||
| T9 | Michael Allen | |||
| T9 | Andrew Oldcorn | |||
| T9 | Billy Andrade |
The golfer
born 1952-08-07, Delgany, County Wicklow, Ireland; IRL; turned pro 1968; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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