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Sunday 24 April 1988European TourYear in Review
Cooper wins Cepsa Madrid Open
Spain (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 April 1988 · Derrick Cooper’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · Cepsa · 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
13 h 30 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter 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
- Miguel Ángel Martíntied second, 1 stroke behind the winner Madrid Open (golf) - Wikipedia
- Manuel Piñero ESPtied second, 1 stroke behind the winner Madrid Open (golf) - Wikipedia
143 started, 74 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Cepsa Madrid Open
Spain
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Derrick Cooper
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derrick Cooper | 70 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Miguel Ángel Martín | |||
| T2 | Manuel Pinero | |||
| 4 | Seve Ballesteros | |||
| T5 | Howard Clark | |||
| T5 | B'nard Gallacher | |||
| T5 | Mark James | |||
| T5 | John E Morgan | |||
| T5 | Mark McNulty | |||
| T10 | David Ray | |||
| T10 | Ignacio Gervas |
The golfer
born 1955-05-05; ENG; turned pro 1972; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet