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Saturday 4 July 1992European TourYear in Review
Woosnam wins the European Newspaper Monte Carlo Open
Mont Agel, France (region; the course comes with research) · Wednesday 1 to Saturday 4 July 1992 · Ian Woosnam’s win no. 20 on the European Tour · purse £450,000 GBP · Start 1 July: The Independent of 1 July says Woosnam 'starts his second hat-trick attempt of the year in Monte Carlo today'. Won on Saturday 4 July (Wikipedia '4 Jul'; Independent 6 July 'on Saturday'). Low cloud made the final round last over six hours (weather not researched). OWGR ranking-week dates 1992-07-02 to 07-05 not used.
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 31 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° 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
- Johan Rystrom SWE · 263Closed with 60, missing Europe's first 59 by an inch when his 12ft birdie putt at the last trickled round the hole; finished two behind. Golf: Woosnam completes rare treble (The Independent, 5 July 1992)
- Mark McNulty ZIM · 263Closed with 63 to tie for second, two strokes behind. Golf: Woosnam completes rare treble (The Independent, 5 July 1992)
146 started, 66 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
The European Newspaper Monte Carlo Open
Mont Agel, Mont Agel, France
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ian Woosnam
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
5 July 1992
I'm glad it's all over. I knew it was a long time since anybody did three in a row - I felt the pressure.
The Independent
5 July 1992
Maybe I'll get another chance to win a tournament, but I might never get another chance to score 59 and that's all I was thinking about,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Woosnam | 66 · 65 · 66 · 64 | 261 | −15 |
| T2 | Mark McNulty | 67 · 67 · 66 · 63 | 263 | |
| T2 | Johan Rystrom | 70 · 64 · 69 · 60 | 263 | |
| 4 | Darren Clarke | 66 · 60 · 73 · 65 | 264 | |
| 5 | Eduardo Romero | 67 · 66 · 65 · 68 | 266 | |
| T6 | Anders Forsbrand | 73 · 67 · 65 · 64 | 269 | |
| T6 | Jonathan Sewell | 67 · 68 · 68 · 66 | 269 | |
| T6 | Paul McGinley | 65 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 269 | |
| T9 | Stuart Little | 72 · 67 · 68 · 63 | 270 | |
| T9 | Costantino Rocca | 64 · 71 · 67 · 68 | 270 |
The golfer
WAL; tour wins to date: 20; world No. 4 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player profile events table, 1992)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet