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Sunday 8 May 1988European TourYear in Review
Langer wins Epson Grand Prix of Europe Matchplay Championship
St. Pierre Hotel & Country Club, Chepstow, Wales (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 May 1988 · Bernhard Langer’s win no. 19 on the European Tour · purse £275,000 GBP · Epson · start and end dates from OWGR event page; end date matches season table
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 06 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter 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
- Mark McNulty ZIMlost the final 4 and 3 Bernhard Langer - Wikipedia
56 started
Same week
DP World Tour event
Epson Grand Prix of Europe Matchplay Championship
St. Pierre Hotel & Country Club, St. Pierre Hotel & Country Club, Chepstow, Wales
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Bernhard Langer
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernhard Langer | ||
| 2 | Mark McNulty | ||
| 3 | Rodger Davis | ||
| 4 | Howard Clark | ||
| T5 | Carl Mason | ||
| T5 | John E Morgan | ||
| T5 | Des Smyth | ||
| T5 | Masahiro Kuramoto | ||
| T9 | Gordon J Brand | ||
| T9 | Antonio Garrido | ||
| T9 | Ian Mosey | ||
| T9 | Glenn Ralph | ||
| T9 | David J Russell | ||
| T9 | Ian Woosnam | ||
| T9 | Tony Johnstone |
The golfer
born 1957-08-27, Anhausen, Bavaria, West Germany; FRG; turned pro 1972; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 19.
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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