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Sunday 14 June 1998European TourYear in Review
Compaq European Grand Prix abandoned
Slaley Hall, Northumberland, England · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 June 1998 · purse £650,000 GBP · Compaq · abandoned on Sunday 14 June after overnight rain with fewer than 36 holes completed by the field: no result, 'null and void for the year' (tournament director Mike Stewart). Thursday was washed out; on Friday half the field played round 1 on a course cut from par 72 to par 69; round 1 was completed on Saturday morning and round 2 abandoned that afternoon with 43 players through 36 holes
Headline from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
17 h 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
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The ones it got away from
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156 started
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Compaq European Grand Prix
Slaley Hall, Slaley Hall, Northumberland, England
1 of 5 researched
Result
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Score, margin and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golftoday (unbylined report)
14 June 1998
Because we didn't complete 36 holes, we do not have a result. The tournament is completely null and void for the year.
Golftoday (unbylined report)
14 June 1998
While it might be relatively easy for ourselves and the players, it would not be easy for television, the hotel, sponsors and the course.
Top 10
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The golfer
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What’s in the bag
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