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Sunday 30 October 1988European TourYear in Review
Faldo wins Volvo Masters
Valderrama Golf Club, Sotogrande, Spain (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 October 1988 · Nick Faldo’s win no. 15 on the European Tour · purse £350,000 (season table, Purse(£) column: 350,000) GBP · Volvo · Start 27 Oct from OWGR event page; end 30 Oct on season table and OWGR.
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 15 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 35° 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
- Seve Ballesteros ESP Volvo Masters - Wikipedia
80 started, 52 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo Masters
Valderrama Golf Club, Valderrama Golf Club, Sotogrande, Spain
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Nick Faldo
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Faldo | 74 · 71 · 71 · 68 | 284 | −4 |
| 2 | Seve Ballesteros | |||
| 3 | Sandy Lyle | |||
| 4 | Ian Woosnam | |||
| T5 | Roger Chapman | |||
| T5 | Eamonn Darcy | |||
| T7 | Christy O'Connor Jnr | |||
| T7 | Peter Fowler | |||
| T7 | Mats Lanner | |||
| T7 | Anders Sorensen |
The golfer
born 1957-07-18, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1976; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 15.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet