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Sunday 21 May 1989European TourYear in Review
Rafferty wins Lancia Italian Open
Monticello, Italy (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 May 1989 · Ronan Rafferty’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £225,000 GBP · end from season table '21 May'; start from 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 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a waning 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
- Sam Torrance SCOfinished one stroke behind Rafferty (sole runner-up) Italian Open (golf) — Wikipedia (read at /wiki/Lancia_Italian_Open)
143 started, 68 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Lancia Italian Open
Monticello, Monticello, Italy
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Ronan Rafferty
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronan Rafferty | 71 · 69 · 68 · 65 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Sam Torrance | |||
| 3 | Magnus Persson Atlevi | |||
| 4 | Robert Lee | |||
| T5 | Andrew Sherborne | |||
| T5 | Paul Carman | |||
| T7 | Seve Ballesteros | |||
| T7 | David Feherty | |||
| T7 | Neil Hansen | |||
| T7 | Frank Nobilo | |||
| T7 | Luis Carbonetti |
The golfer
born 1964-01-13, Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 1981; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 54 that week (OWGR rankBefore).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet