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Sunday 20 March 1988European TourYear in Review
Whelan wins Torras Hostench Barcelona Open
RCG El Prat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 March 1988 · David Whelan’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £200,000 GBP · Torras Hostench · 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
11 h 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent 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
- Nick Faldo · 276eliminated by birdie on first extra hole David Whelan (golfer) - Wikipedia
- Mark Mouland · 276eliminated by birdie on first extra hole David Whelan (golfer) - Wikipedia
- Barry Lane · 276lost playoff when Whelan won with par on fourth extra hole David Whelan (golfer) - Wikipedia
143 started, 65 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Torras Hostench Barcelona Open
El Prat, RCG El Prat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
3 of 5 researched
Winner
David Whelan
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Whelan | 68 · 65 · 74 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Nick Faldo | |||
| T2 | Mark Mouland | |||
| T2 | Barry Lane | |||
| 5 | Johan Rystrom | |||
| 6 | Sam Torrance | |||
| T7 | Peter Teravainen | |||
| T7 | Philip Harrison | |||
| T7 | Malcolm Mackenzie | |||
| T7 | Christy O'Connor-Jnr | |||
| T7 | Peter Baker | |||
| T7 | David Gilford |
The golfer
born 1961-08-28, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England; ENG; turned pro 1981; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet