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Sunday 21 March 1993European TourYear in Review
Gilford wins Portuguese Open
Vila Sol, Vilamoura, Portugal (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 March 1993 · David Gilford’s win no. 4 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
11 h 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° 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
- Jorge Berendt ARG · 275Holed an eight-foot putt on the 72nd to force a play-off after closing 72, then lost to Gilford's birdie at the first extra hole. Golf: Gilford gives his Cup chances extra lift: Birdie putt captures Portuguese Open in play-off - The Independent, 22 Mar 1993
139 started, 65 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Portuguese Open
Vila Sol, Vila Sol, Vilamoura, Portugal
4 of 5 researched
Winner
David Gilford
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
22 March 1993
I wrote down my goals for 1993 as one win and eight top 10 finishes, but I've had already had two wins and I've not been out of the top 10 in six starts.
The Independent
22 March 1993
I would like to play again this September - with 162,000 points I'm about half- way there.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Gilford | 65 · 66 · 70 · 74 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Jorge Berendt | 63 · 71 · 69 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Gordon J Brand | 68 · 72 · 70 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Mark James | 69 · 73 · 66 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Frank Nobilo | 66 · 68 · 72 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| 6 | Martin Poxon | 66 · 70 · 74 · 68 | 278 | |
| T7 | Sam Torrance | 70 · 72 · 70 · 68 | 280 | |
| T7 | Fredrik Lindgren | 74 · 66 · 69 · 71 | 280 | |
| T7 | Ricky Willison | 68 · 69 · 71 · 72 | 280 | |
| 10 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 72 · 68 · 68 · 73 | 281 |
The golfer
born 1965-09-14, Crewe, Cheshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1986; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 38 that week (OWGR rankBefore 38 (week 12, 1993) from the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet