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Monday 28 May 1990European TourYear in Review
Harwood wins Volvo PGA Championship
Wentworth Club (West Course), Virginia Water, Surrey, England (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 25 to Monday 28 May 1990 · Mike Harwood’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse £400,000 GBP · infobox dates 25–28 May 1990; final round played Monday, 28 May 1990 (Wikipedia round summaries)
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 07 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° 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
- John Bland RSA · 272tied second, one stroke behind (final-round 67) 1990 Volvo PGA Championship - Wikipedia
- Nick Faldo ENG · 272tied second, one stroke behind after a final-round 65 1990 Volvo PGA Championship - Wikipedia
144 started · cut +1, 71 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo PGA Championship
Wentworth Club (West Course), Wentworth Club (West Course), Virginia Water, Surrey, England
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Mike Harwood
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Harwood | 69 · 68 · 67 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | John Bland | 67 · 67 · 71 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Nick Faldo | 67 · 71 · 69 · 65 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Rodger Davis | 68 · 68 · 71 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T4 | José María Olazábal | 66 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| 6 | Eduardo Romero | 66 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Paul Curry | 66 · 70 · 72 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Tony Johnstone | 66 · 72 · 67 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| 9 | Colin Montgomerie | 70 · 70 · 68 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Marc Farry | 68 · 71 · 71 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Jeff Hawkes | 70 · 69 · 72 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Philip Walton | 70 · 67 · 71 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | David Williams | 70 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1959-01-08, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1979; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 59 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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