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Sunday 7 August 1988European TourYear in Review
Baker wins Benson & Hedges International Open
Fulford, England (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 August 1988 · Peter Baker’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse 250,000 (season table column 'Purse (£)') GBP · Benson & Hedges · end = date column of the 1988 European Tour season table and the winner's Wikipedia wins table; start = OWGR event page 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 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 53° up at noon, and that night a waning 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
- Nick Faldo ENGlost playoff: Baker won with an eagle on the second extra hole (winner's Wikipedia playoff record) Peter Baker (golfer) - Wikipedia
149 started
Same week
DP World Tour event
Benson & Hedges International Open
Fulford, Fulford, England
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Peter Baker
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Baker | 68 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Nick Faldo | |||
| T3 | Craig Parry | |||
| T3 | Jose M Olazabal | |||
| 5 | Mark James | |||
| 6 | Sandy Lyle | |||
| 7 | Christy O'Connor Jnr | |||
| T8 | Howard Clark | |||
| T8 | Des Smyth | |||
| T8 | Mark McNulty | |||
| T8 | Emmanuel Dussart |
The golfer
born 1967-10-07, Shifnal, Shropshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1986; age 20 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet