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Sunday 18 April 1993European TourYear in Review
Velde wins Roma Masters
Castelgandolfo Country Club, Castel Gandolfo, Rome, Italy (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 April 1993 · Jean van de Velde’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £300,000 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
13 h 23 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- 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
- Greg Turner NZL · 281Tied van de Velde on 281 and lost the play-off at the third extra hole. Golf: Edwards celebrates end of a losing run: Langer slips in Heritage Classic - The Independent (Robinson Holloway), 19 Apr 1993 (with Rome Masters report and leading final scores)
143 started, 73 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Roma Masters
Castelgandolfo Country Club, Castelgandolfo Country Club, Castel Gandolfo, Rome, Italy
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jean van de Velde
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
22 April 1993
I didn't know the rule well enough and that was my fault, but some people are bound to think I cheated and it's been difficult to get it off my mind,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean van de Velde | 66 · 76 · 67 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| 2 | Greg Turner | 72 · 68 · 70 · 71 | 281 | |
| 3 | Costantino Rocca | 68 · 68 · 74 · 72 | 282 | |
| 4 | De Wet Basson | 75 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 283 | |
| T5 | Des Smyth | 74 · 67 · 73 · 70 | 284 | |
| T5 | Frank Nobilo | 68 · 73 · 73 · 70 | 284 | |
| T5 | Barry Lane | 69 · 71 · 72 · 72 | 284 | |
| T8 | David Gilford | 73 · 73 · 70 · 69 | 285 | |
| T8 | Gary Orr | 73 · 72 · 68 · 72 | 285 | |
| T10 | Alberto Binaghi | 70 · 71 · 75 · 70 | 286 | |
| T10 | Peter Fowler | 71 · 74 · 70 · 71 | 286 | |
| T10 | Uli Zilg | 76 · 67 · 71 · 72 | 286 | |
| T10 | Michel Besanceney | 69 · 73 · 71 · 73 | 286 | |
| T10 | Jeremy Robinson | 70 · 71 · 69 · 76 | 286 |
The golfer
born 1966-05-29, Mont-de-Marsan, France; FRA; turned pro 1987; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 224 that week (OWGR rankBefore 224 (week 16, 1993) from the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet