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Sunday 23 October 1988European TourYear in Review
Smyth wins BNP Jersey Open
La Moye Golf Club, Jersey (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 October 1988 · Des Smyth’s win no. 6 on the European Tour · purse £125,000 (season table, Purse(£) column: 125,000) GBP · Start 20 Oct from OWGR event page; end 23 Oct on season table, Smyth's wins table and OWGR (playoff date not stated separately).
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
9 h 58 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 28° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous 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
- Roger Chapman ENGlost playoff to Smyth's birdie on the fifth extra hole Des Smyth - Wikipedia
96 started, 66 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
BNP Jersey Open
La Moye Golf Club, La Moye Golf Club, Jersey
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Des Smyth
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Smyth | 69 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Roger Chapman | |||
| T3 | Neil Hansen | |||
| T3 | Carl Mason | |||
| T3 | Paul Way | |||
| T3 | Ross McFarlane | |||
| 7 | David Whelan | |||
| T8 | Chris Moody | |||
| T8 | Christy O'Connor Jnr | |||
| T10 | Steen Tinning | |||
| T10 | David Gilford | |||
| T10 | Steven Bottomley |
The golfer
born 1953-02-12, Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland; IRL; turned pro 1974; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 6.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet