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Monday 30 May 1988European TourYear in Review
Woosnam wins Volvo PGA Championship
Wentworth (West), England (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 26 to Monday 30 May 1988 · Ian Woosnam’s win no. 9 on the European Tour · purse £300,000 GBP · end from season table '30 May' (Ian Woosnam article also '30 May'); start from OWGR startDate; OWGR endDate 1988-05-29 - see conflicts
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 14 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a full 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 ESPfinished two strokes behind Woosnam (tied second) BMW PGA Championship — Wikipedia
- Mark James ENGfinished two strokes behind Woosnam (tied second) BMW PGA Championship — Wikipedia
144 started, 67 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo PGA Championship
Wentworth (West), Wentworth (West), England
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Ian Woosnam
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Woosnam | 67 · 70 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Seve Ballesteros | |||
| T2 | Mark James | |||
| T4 | Roger Chapman | |||
| T4 | Mark McNulty | |||
| 6 | Jeff Hawkes | |||
| T7 | Bernhard Langer | |||
| T7 | Sandy Lyle | |||
| T7 | John Bland | |||
| 10 | Nick Faldo |
The golfer
born 1958-03-02, Oswestry, England; WAL; turned pro 1976; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 9.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet