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Sunday 17 January 1993European TourYear in Review
James wins Madeira Island Open
Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra, Madeira, Portugal (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 January 1993 · Mark James’s win no. 15 on the European Tour · purse £250,000 GBP
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
9 h 38 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 31° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent 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
- Paul Broadhurst ENG · 284Twice caught James on the back nine but double-bogeyed the 348-yard 15th after pitching into sand and taking two to get out. Golf: James back with win (The Independent, 18 January 1993)
- Gordon J Brand ENG · 284Closed to one behind but three-putted the short 17th; James then birdied the last from 20 feet. Golf: James back with win (The Independent, 18 January 1993)
111 started, 68 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Madeira Island Open
Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra, Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra, Madeira, Portugal
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Mark James
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
18 January 1993
I'm delighted - you can play really well these days and not win. It's nice to get one under my belt so early in the year. Hopefully it won't be so nerve-racking next time.
The Independent
18 January 1993
It's still a long way off and you need to have over pounds 200,000 before you even think about making the team.
The Independent
18 January 1993
I enjoyed that. I played really solid.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark James | 71 · 69 · 70 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T2 | Paul Broadhurst | 72 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 284 | |
| T2 | Gordon J Brand | 71 · 72 · 70 · 71 | 284 | |
| T4 | Jamie Spence | 72 · 69 · 73 · 71 | 285 | |
| T4 | Ronan Rafferty | 73 · 73 · 67 · 72 | 285 | |
| T6 | Glenn Ralph | 72 · 74 · 69 · 71 | 286 | |
| T6 | David Gilford | 73 · 73 · 70 · 70 | 286 | |
| T6 | Gordon Brand Jnr | 69 · 75 · 72 · 70 | 286 | |
| T9 | Stephen Ames | 70 · 72 · 70 · 75 | 287 | |
| T9 | Steven Richardson | 71 · 73 · 73 · 70 | 287 | |
| T9 | David Williams | 72 · 72 · 73 · 70 | 287 | |
| T9 | Peter Mitchell | 71 · 73 · 72 · 71 | 287 |
The golfer
born 1953-10-28, Manchester, England; ENG; turned pro 1976; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 15; world No. 57 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table, 1993 week 3)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet