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Sunday 7 November 1993European TourYear in Review
Montgomerie wins Volvo Masters
Valderrama Golf Club, Sotogrande, Spain (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 November 1993 · Colin Montgomerie’s win no. 4 on the European Tour · purse 750,000 (Purse £) GBP · Volvo · start date from OWGR event page; end date from the Wikipedia season table and The Independent (final round 'yesterday', 8 Nov 1993 edition)
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 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 33° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- 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
- Darren Clarke NIR · 275Shot 68 alongside Montgomerie in the final pair; birdied the last to get within a stroke but never caught him Golf: Montgomerie masters the beast to reap rich rewards (Tim Glover, The Independent, 8 Nov 1993)
54 started
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo Masters
Valderrama Golf Club, Valderrama Golf Club, Sotogrande, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Colin Montgomerie
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent (Tim Glover)
8 November 1993
I've never been under so much pressure in one round and that includes the Ryder Cup. This means the world to me.
The Independent (Tim Glover)
8 November 1993
This will help me to believe that I'm actually quite good at this game
The Independent (Tim Glover)
8 November 1993
He was awesome
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Montgomerie | 69 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| 2 | Darren Clarke | 69 · 73 · 65 · 68 | 275 | |
| 3 | David Gilford | 68 · 72 · 67 · 69 | 276 | |
| 4 | Vijay Singh | 72 · 72 · 67 · 70 | 281 | |
| 5 | Ian Woosnam | 71 · 67 · 71 · 73 | 282 | |
| 6 | Mark McNulty | 73 · 73 · 67 · 71 | 284 | |
| 7 | Carl Mason | 76 · 70 · 72 · 67 | 285 | |
| T8 | Costantino Rocca | 75 · 71 · 72 · 68 | 286 | |
| T8 | Jesper Parnevik | 70 · 75 · 69 · 72 | 286 | |
| T10 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 73 · 70 · 75 · 69 | 287 | |
| T10 | Retief Goosen | 72 · 75 · 71 · 69 | 287 | |
| T10 | Rodger Davis | 74 · 74 · 70 · 69 | 287 | |
| T10 | José Cóceres | 74 · 73 · 70 · 70 | 287 | |
| T10 | Ernie Els | 73 · 72 · 71 · 71 | 287 |
The golfer
born 1963-06-23, Glasgow, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 1987; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 17 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table, 1993)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet