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Monday 31 May 1993European TourYear in Review
Langer wins Volvo PGA Championship
Wentworth Club (West Course), Virginia Water, Surrey, England (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 28 to Monday 31 May 1993 · Bernhard Langer’s win no. 29 on the European Tour · Volvo · Dates 28–31 May 1993 (Wikipedia); final round Monday 31 May (bank holiday Monday), confirmed by the Independent's Tuesday report ('yesterday').
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 14 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- 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
- Colin Montgomerie SCO · 280Fifth after 54 holes, closed with 70 to share second, six behind Langer's final-round 68. 1993 Volvo PGA Championship - Wikipedia
- Gordon Brand Jnr SCO · 280Closed with 67 from T9 to share second, six behind. 1993 Volvo PGA Championship - Wikipedia
- Frank Nobilo NZL · 280T2 after 54 holes, three behind; closed with 71 to finish six back. 1993 Volvo PGA Championship - Wikipedia
150 started · cut +1, 66 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo PGA Championship
Wentworth Club, West Course, Wentworth Club (West Course), Virginia Water, Surrey, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Bernhard Langer
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
1 June 1993
I had a lot of help from up there,
The Independent
1 June 1993
Second again. I didn't think anyone was going to catch Bernhard and I said the same thing at the Masters. There's always somebody better than me. I've stopped believing in myself.
The Independent
1 June 1993
Nothing went right,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernhard Langer | 70 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Gordon Brand Jnr | 69 · 71 · 73 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
| T2 | Colin Montgomerie | 70 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T2 | Frank Nobilo | 72 · 67 · 70 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| 5 | Mark McNulty | 72 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| 6 | Tony Johnstone | 74 · 66 · 69 · 74 | 283 | −5 |
| T7 | Glen Day | 72 · 67 · 74 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T7 | Eduardo Romero | 71 · 71 · 71 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T7 | Greg Turner | 73 · 69 · 71 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T10 | De Wet Basson | 68 · 75 · 70 · 72 | 285 | −3 |
| T10 | José Cóceres | 70 · 67 · 79 · 69 | 285 | −3 |
| T10 | Peter Fowler | 73 · 71 · 71 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
| T10 | Peter Mitchell | 73 · 70 · 69 · 73 | 285 | −3 |
| T10 | José María Olazábal | 74 · 70 · 73 · 68 | 285 | −3 |
| T10 | Andrew Sherborne | 68 · 72 · 73 · 72 | 285 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1957-08-27, Anhausen, Bavaria, West Germany; GER; turned pro 1972; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 29; majors to date: 2; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player events table, 1993)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet