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Sunday 20 June 1993European TourYear in Review
Palmer wins Jersey European Airways Open
La Moye, Jersey (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 June 1993 · Ian Palmer’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse £300,000 GBP · Jersey European Airways · End date from the season schedule (20 Jun) and the Independent's Monday report ('yesterday'); start date not stated on a page read. Start date 1993-06-17 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 new 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
- Sam Torrance SCO · 270Led by three early in the final round, bogeyed the 9th after a fluffed chip, and was overtaken by Palmer's closing 63 (birdies on four of the last five). Golf: Palmer snatches title from Torrance, 21 June 1993 (The Independent)
100 started, 67 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Jersey European Airways Open
La Moye, La Moye, Jersey
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ian Palmer
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
21 June 1993
It's the best round under pressure I've ever played,
The Independent
21 June 1993
I was aware that a lot of people were probably thinking I was a flash- in-the-pan and I suffered a lot,
The Independent
21 June 1993
I wasn't really aware of Palmer until the 16th fairway,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Palmer | 68 · 67 · 70 · 63 | 268 | −20 |
| 2 | S Torrance | 70 · 68 · 63 · 69 | 270 | |
| 3 | M James | 68 · 65 · 71 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | J Payne | 70 · 66 · 70 · 66 | 272 | |
| T4 | M Gates | 72 · 67 · 67 · 66 | 272 | |
| T4 | G Turner | 66 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 272 | |
| 7 | M Roe | 68 · 70 · 66 · 69 | 273 | |
| T8 | G Brand Jnr | 67 · 67 · 73 · 68 | 275 | |
| T8 | R Drummond | 65 · 69 · 72 · 69 | 275 | |
| T8 | C Mason | 71 · 67 · 66 · 71 | 275 | |
| T8 | P Baker | 70 · 64 · 69 · 72 | 275 |
The golfer
born 1957-07-13, Uitenhage, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1981; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 140 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player events table, 1993)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet