Skol Lager Individual
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The Skol Lager Individual was a one off European Tour
golf
tournament which was played over the King's Course at Gleneagles
in Scotland
on 16 and 17 August 1977. The event was cut from 72 to 36 holes (probably due to bad weather), and after the two rounds Nick Faldo
, Craig Defoy of Wales and Chris Witcher were tied on 139 strokes. Faldo won a playoff to claim his first European Tour title at the age of twenty. He went on to win 29 more European Tour events, to claim six major championships
, and to spend 98 weeks as World Number 1
.
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tournament which was played over the King's Course at Gleneagles
Gleneagles Hotel
The Gleneagles Hotel is a luxury hotel near Auchterarder, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.- History :The hotel was built by the former Caledonian Railway Company and opened in 1924, originally with its own railway station...
in Scotland
Scotland
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on 16 and 17 August 1977. The event was cut from 72 to 36 holes (probably due to bad weather), and after the two rounds Nick Faldo
Nick Faldo
Sir Nicholas Alexander "Nick" Faldo, MBE is an English professional golfer on the European Tour who now mainly works as an on air golf analyst. Over his career, he has won six majors: three Open Championships and three Masters. He was ranked the World No...
, Craig Defoy of Wales and Chris Witcher were tied on 139 strokes. Faldo won a playoff to claim his first European Tour title at the age of twenty. He went on to win 29 more European Tour events, to claim six major championships
Men's major golf championships
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, and to spend 98 weeks as World Number 1
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.