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Sunday 21 August 1994European TourYear in Review
Montgomerie wins Murphy's English Open
Forest of Arden, Warwickshire, England (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 August 1994 · Colin Montgomerie’s win no. 6 on the European Tour · purse £600,000 GBP · Murphy's
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 06 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° up at noon, and that night a full 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
- Barry Lane ENG · 275three strokes ahead with three holes to play, he hit a seven-iron through the back of the par-five 17th and took a six, then Montgomerie birdied 17 and 18 to win by one Golf: Montgomerie's magic finale: Lane denied win after being three strokes ahead with three holes to play (Tim Glover, The Independent, 22 Aug 1994)
145 started, 77 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Murphy's English Open
Forest of Arden, Forest of Arden, Warwickshire, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Colin Montgomerie
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent (Tim Glover)
22 August 1994
I didn't fancy a play-off,
The Independent (Tim Glover)
22 August 1994
I knew Monty had to do something really special to beat me,' Lane said. 'And he did. His finish was phenomenal.
The Independent (Tim Glover)
22 August 1994
It was ridiculous,' Lane said. 'I never thought of hitting an eight-iron.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Montgomerie | 70 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Barry Lane | 66 · 69 · 72 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| 3 | Retief Goosen | 72 · 72 · 65 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Gordon Brand Jr. | 69 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 277 | |
| T4 | Des Smyth | 69 · 68 · 66 · 74 | 277 | |
| T6 | Mark Davis | 72 · 70 · 66 · 71 | 279 | |
| T6 | Costantino Rocca | 67 · 69 · 72 · 71 | 279 | |
| T6 | Andre Bossert | 69 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 279 | |
| 9 | Sam Torrance | 70 · 69 · 72 · 70 | 281 | |
| T10 | Ross Drummond | 73 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 282 | |
| T10 | Ian Woosnam | 68 · 70 · 72 · 72 | 282 | |
| T10 | Vicente Fernandez | 69 · 71 · 69 · 73 | 282 | |
| T10 | Andrew Sherborne | 68 · 70 · 71 · 73 | 282 | |
| T10 | Gary Evans | 69 · 68 · 70 · 75 | 282 | |
| T10 | Pierre Fulke | 68 · 69 · 71 · 74 | 282 | |
| T10 | Gary Orr | 70 · 70 · 70 · 72 | 282 |
The golfer
born 1963-06-23, Glasgow, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 1987; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 6; world No. 10 that week (OWGR rankBefore (apiweb.owgr.com player events table, 1994)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet