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Sunday 13 June 1993European TourYear in Review
Torrance wins Honda Open
Hamburg, Germany (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 June 1993 · Sam Torrance’s win no. 17 on the European Tour · purse £500,000 GBP · Honda · End date from the season schedule (13 Jun) and the Independent's Monday report ('yesterday'); start date not stated. The season article says the event was moved from its original date opposite the Dunhill Cup to dates vacated by the Carroll's Irish Open. Start date 1993-06-10 from the OWGR event page.
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent 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
- Johan Rystrom SWE · 278Led by one at 11 under on the 72nd tee, sliced into rough and bogeyed; then found rough again in the play-off. Golf: Torrance takes the extra pressure in his stride, 14 June 1993 (The Independent)
- Ian Woosnam WAL · 278Closed with 71 to set the mark; in the play-off ran his 35-foot birdie try six feet past. Golf: Torrance takes the extra pressure in his stride, 14 June 1993 (The Independent)
- Paul Broadhurst ENG · 278Closed with 68 to set the mark; bunkered his second at the first extra hole. Golf: Torrance takes the extra pressure in his stride, 14 June 1993 (The Independent)
151 started, 68 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Honda Open
Hamburg, Germany
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Sam Torrance
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S Torrance | 68 · 69 · 68 · 73 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | I Woosnam | 67 · 72 · 68 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | P Broadhurst | 71 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | J Rystrom | 69 · 66 · 71 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | J Haeggman | 71 · 71 · 71 · 66 | 279 | |
| T5 | B Langer | 69 · 68 · 72 · 70 | 279 | |
| T7 | I Palmer | 67 · 72 · 72 · 69 | 280 | |
| T7 | M Lanner | 71 · 72 · 68 · 69 | 280 | |
| T7 | J Spence | 70 · 66 · 73 · 71 | 280 | |
| T10 | M A Jimenez | 69 · 69 · 74 · 69 | 281 | |
| T10 | E Els | 66 · 73 · 70 · 72 | 281 |
The golfer
born 1953-08-24, Largs, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 1970; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 17; world No. 80 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player events table, 1993)).
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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