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Monday 7 May 1990European TourYear in Review
Olazábal wins Benson & Hedges International Open
St Mellion International, England (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 3 to Monday 7 May 1990 · José María Olazábal’s win no. 7 on the European Tour · purse £350,000 GBP · Benson & Hedges · start from OWGR startDate; end 7 May per Wikipedia season table and Olazábal wins table; OWGR lists the week ending 1990-05-06 (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
15 h 05 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 54° up at noon, and that night a waxing 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
- Ian Woosnam WALsole runner-up, 1 stroke behind Olazábal José María Olazábal — Wikipedia
145 started, 74 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Benson & Hedges International Open
St Mellion International, St Mellion International, England
3 of 5 researched
Winner
José María Olazábal
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José María Olazábal | 69 · 68 · 69 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| 2 | Ian Woosnam | |||
| 3 | Bernhard Langer | |||
| 4 | Mark McNulty | |||
| T5 | John Bland | |||
| T5 | Michael Harwood | |||
| T5 | Philip Walton | |||
| T8 | Gordon Brand Jr. | |||
| T8 | Ronan Rafferty | |||
| T8 | Andrew Oldcorn | |||
| T8 | Colin Montgomerie |
The golfer
born 1966-02-05, Hondarribia, Basque Country, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1985; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 0; world No. 9 that week (OWGR rankBefore).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet