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Sunday 27 October 1991European TourYear in Review
Davis wins Volvo Masters
Valderrama Golf Club, Spain (region; the course comes with research) · Rodger Davis’s win no. 6 on the European Tour · purse £600,000 GBP · Volvo · start date not stated by any source read; end date from the season table's date column (final day)
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 24 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 36° 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
- Nick Faldo ENGfinished second, one stroke behind (margin as listed by Wikipedia) Volvo Masters – Wikipedia
54 started, 54 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo Masters
Valderrama Golf Club, Valderrama Golf Club, Spain
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Rodger Davis
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodger Davis | 68 · 73 · 68 · 71 | 280 | −4 |
| 2 | Nick Faldo | |||
| 3 | Bernhard Langer | |||
| T4 | Seve Ballesteros | |||
| T4 | Mark James | |||
| T4 | Steven Richardson | |||
| 7 | Costantino Rocca | |||
| 8 | Mark McNulty | |||
| T9 | Sandy Lyle | |||
| T9 | Craig Parry | |||
| T9 | Jamie Spence |
The golfer
born 1951-05-18, Sydney, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1974; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 6; world No. 13 that week (OWGR rankBefore).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet