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Sunday 23 January 1994European TourYear in Review
Forsbrand wins Moroccan Open
Royal Golf Links, Agadir, Morocco (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 January 1994 · Anders Forsbrand’s win no. 5 on the European Tour · purse 350,000 (Purse column headed £) GBP · Start/end dates from OWGR's event page; The Independent (24 Jan) reports the win '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
10 h 17 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 38° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous 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
- Howard Clark ENG · 280Level after 54 holes, he bogeyed three of the last six holes while Forsbrand birdied two of the last four; beaten by a Swede for the second week running. Golf: Forsbrand walks tall to foil Clark again - The Independent
114 started, 67 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Moroccan Open
Royal Golf Links (Agadir), Royal Golf Links, Agadir, Morocco
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Anders Forsbrand
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
24 January 1994
What am I going to do about those Swedes?
The Independent
23 January 1994
Howard's changed. He made a bogey at the 15th but was whistling and laughing. That tells its own story.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anders Forsbrand | 70 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Howard Clark | 68 · 67 · 72 · 73 | 280 | |
| 3 | Robert Karlsson | 68 · 72 · 70 · 71 | 281 | |
| T4 | Frank Nobilo | 72 · 72 · 68 · 70 | 282 | |
| T4 | Peter Hedblom | 68 · 72 · 73 · 69 | 282 | |
| T6 | Jean Van de Velde | 72 · 68 · 71 · 72 | 283 | |
| T6 | Jonathan Sewell | 68 · 72 · 74 · 69 | 283 | |
| T6 | Scott Watson | 73 · 72 · 68 · 70 | 283 | |
| 9 | Andrew Coltart | 74 · 69 · 75 · 66 | 284 | |
| T10 | Gordon Brand Jr. | 70 · 68 · 75 · 72 | 285 | |
| T10 | Pierre Fulke | 75 · 68 · 73 · 69 | 285 |
The golfer
born 1961-04-01, Filipstad, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1981; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 59 that week (OWGR rankBefore 59 from the OWGR player profile 1994 events table (https://www.owgr.com/playerprofile/anders-forsbrand-268).).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet