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Sunday 9 May 1993European TourYear in Review
Broadhurst wins Benson & Hedges International Open
St Mellion International, St Mellion, Cornwall, England (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 May 1993 · Paul Broadhurst’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse £550,000 GBP · Benson & Hedges
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 12 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- 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
- Mark James ENG · 277Closed with a 69 from the group ahead and could have forced a play-off but double-bogeyed the 72nd hole after missing the fairway and laying up short of the pond. Golf: Broadhurst consolidates Ryder rise: Sponsors consider Sky the limit - The Independent (Tim Glover), 10 May 1993 (with leading final scores)
- José María Olazábal ESP · 277Closed with a 70 to finish one stroke behind, tied second with Mark James. Golf: Broadhurst consolidates Ryder rise: Sponsors consider Sky the limit - The Independent (Tim Glover), 10 May 1993 (with leading final scores)
153 started, 76 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Benson & Hedges International Open
St Mellion International, St Mellion International, St Mellion, Cornwall, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Paul Broadhurst
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent (Tim Glover)
10 May 1993
If I didn't make five I thought I'd be the biggest choker ever,
The Independent (Tim Glover)
10 May 1993
I wanted to get away from golf totally,
The Independent (Tim Glover)
10 May 1993
I was aiming for a minuscule target,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Broadhurst | 69 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Mark James | 68 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 277 | |
| T2 | José María Olazábal | 67 · 72 · 68 · 70 | 277 | |
| T4 | Joakim Haeggman | 69 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 279 | |
| T4 | Gordon Brand Jnr | 67 · 69 · 71 · 72 | 279 | |
| 6 | Nick Faldo | 70 · 70 · 74 · 67 | 281 | |
| T7 | Vijay Singh | 68 · 75 · 70 · 70 | 283 | |
| T7 | Colin Montgomerie | 70 · 72 · 71 · 70 | 283 | |
| T7 | Roger Chapman | 70 · 72 · 65 · 76 | 283 | |
| T10 | Andrew Murray | 73 · 72 · 74 · 66 | 285 | |
| T10 | Anders Gillner | 74 · 68 · 72 · 71 | 285 | |
| T10 | Stephen Ames | 75 · 67 · 70 · 73 | 285 |
The golfer
born 1965-08-14, Walsall, West Midlands, England; ENG; turned pro 1988; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 108 that week (OWGR rankBefore 108 (week 19, 1993) from the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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