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Tuesday 30 May 1989European TourYear in Review
Faldo wins Volvo PGA Championship
Wentworth (West Course), England (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 25 to Tuesday 30 May 1989 · Nick Faldo’s win no. 17 on the European Tour · purse £350,000 GBP · end from season table '30 May'; start from OWGR event page startDate
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 12 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waning 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
- Ian Woosnam WALfinished two strokes behind Faldo (sole runner-up) BMW PGA Championship — Wikipedia (read at /wiki/Volvo_PGA_Championship)
144 started, 65 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo PGA Championship
Wentworth (West), Wentworth (West Course), England
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Nick Faldo
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Faldo | 67 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Ian Woosnam | |||
| 3 | Craig Parry | |||
| T4 | Seve Ballesteros | |||
| T4 | Christy O'Connor Jnr | |||
| T4 | Mark McNulty | |||
| 7 | Denis Durnian | |||
| T8 | Gordon J Brand | |||
| T8 | Mark James | |||
| T8 | Vijay Singh |
The golfer
born 1957-07-18, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1976; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 17; world No. 3 that week (OWGR rankBefore).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet