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Sunday 23 August 1992European TourYear in Review
Singh wins Volvo German Open
Hubbelrath, Düsseldorf, Germany (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 August 1992 · Vijay Singh’s win no. 4 on the European Tour · purse £525,000 GBP · start date from OWGR event page; end Sunday 23 Aug per Wikipedia season table and OWGR
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 42 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° 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
- José Manuel Carriles ESP · 273closed with a 68 but finished 11 strokes behind Singh Golf: Singh sings all way to bank — The Independent
144 started, 73 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo German Open
Hubbelrath, Hubbelrath, Düsseldorf, Germany
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Vijay Singh
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
24 August 1992
I played really well. I thought that if I kept playing the way I was it would be impossible to catch me. I only missed one green and I putted great.
The Independent
24 August 1992
Above all I just wanted a good win when some of the top players were in the field.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | 66 · 68 · 64 · 64 | 262 | −26 |
| 2 | José Manuel Carriles | 69 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 273 | |
| 3 | Wayne Grady | 70 · 71 · 64 · 69 | 274 | |
| 4 | Ian Woosnam | 67 · 65 · 73 · 70 | 275 | |
| T5 | Frank Nobilo | 65 · 71 · 71 · 69 | 276 | |
| T5 | Malcolm Mackenzie | 68 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 276 | |
| 7 | Andrew Sherborne | 71 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 277 | |
| T8 | Marc Farry | 69 · 69 · 71 · 69 | 278 | |
| T8 | Eduardo Romero | 69 · 66 · 71 · 72 | 278 | |
| T8 | John Hawksworth | 66 · 69 · 71 · 72 | 278 | |
| T8 | Peter O'Malley | 68 · 68 · 69 · 73 | 278 |
The golfer
born 1963-02-22, Lautoka, Fiji; FIJ; turned pro 1982; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 53 that week (OWGR rankBefore (getPlayerProfileEventsTable, 1992, Volvo German Op.)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet