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Sunday 2 May 1993European TourYear in Review
Davis wins Air France Cannes Open
Cannes Mougins, France (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 29 April to Sunday 2 May 1993 · Rodger Davis’s win no. 7 on the European Tour · purse £400,000 GBP · Air France
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 14 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Mark McNulty ZIM · 271Closed with a 64 to tie at 271, then lost to Davis's par four at the first play-off hole. Sporting Digest: Golf - The Independent, 3 May 1993 (Air France Cannes Open leading final-round scores)
- Jamie Spence ENG · 272Let slip a two-stroke lead over the closing stretch and missed the play-off by one (tied third). Sporting Digest: Golf - The Independent, 3 May 1993 (Air France Cannes Open leading final-round scores)
148 started, 77 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Air France Cannes Open
Cannes Mougins, Cannes Mougins, France
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Rodger Davis
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodger Davis | 68 · 64 · 69 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
| 2 | Mark McNulty | 69 · 70 · 68 · 64 | 271 | |
| T3 | Pierre Fulke | 66 · 66 · 72 · 68 | 272 | |
| T3 | Jamie Spence | 68 · 67 · 66 · 71 | 272 | |
| 5 | Anders Forsbrand | 68 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 273 | |
| T6 | Michael Harwood | 69 · 71 · 68 · 66 | 274 | |
| T6 | Jose Coceres | 69 · 69 · 66 · 70 | 274 | |
| T8 | Brian Marchbank | 66 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 275 | |
| T8 | Carl Mason | 68 · 70 · 68 · 69 | 275 | |
| T8 | Barry Lane | 68 · 68 · 68 · 71 | 275 |
The golfer
born 1951-05-18, Sydney, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1974; age 41 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 0; world No. 33 that week (OWGR rankBefore 33 (week 18, 1993) from the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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