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Sunday 28 March 1993European TourYear in Review
Torrance wins Kronenbourg Open
Gardagolf Country Club, Soiano del Lago, Lombardy, Italy · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 March 1993 · Sam Torrance’s win no. 15 on the European Tour · purse £200,000 GBP · Kronenbourg
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 20 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R19°/5°C · wind 10 km/h SSE, gusts 28 · 18.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R211°/2°C · wind 10 km/h NNE, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R310°/2°C · wind 10 km/h NNE, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R410°/1°C · wind 10 km/h N, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Mike Miller SCO · 285Closed with a 69 with three birdies to become the main challenger on the back nine, but finished one behind. Golf: Torrance's late win - The Independent, 29 Mar 1993
123 started, 67 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Kronenbourg Open
Gardagolf Country Club, Gardagolf Country Club, Soiano del Lago, Lombardy, Italy
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sam Torrance
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
29 March 1993
This is an important win for me. I wasn't really in contention for the team, but now I am.
The Independent
29 March 1993
A win is a win and one shot is enough,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Torrance | 69 · 68 · 73 · 74 | 284 | −4 |
| 2 | Mike Miller | 74 · 71 · 71 · 69 | 285 | |
| 3 | Costantino Rocca | 69 · 70 · 74 · 73 | 286 | |
| T4 | Antoine Lebouc | 73 · 76 · 71 · 68 | 288 | |
| T4 | Brian Marchbank | 72 · 72 · 74 · 70 | 288 | |
| T4 | Stephen McAllister | 70 · 73 · 71 · 74 | 288 | |
| T4 | Craig Cassells | 71 · 69 · 75 · 73 | 288 | |
| T4 | Paul McGinley | 72 · 72 · 73 · 71 | 288 | |
| 9 | David Gilford | 72 · 69 · 76 · 72 | 289 | |
| T10 | Glenn Ralph | 73 · 73 · 75 · 69 | 290 | |
| T10 | Thomas Gogele | 70 · 71 · 78 · 71 | 290 | |
| T10 | David Ray | 75 · 68 · 75 · 72 | 290 |
The golfer
born 1953-08-24, Largs, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 1970; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 15; majors to date: 0; world No. 100 that week (OWGR rankBefore 100 (week 13, 1993) from the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet