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Sunday 3 July 1994European TourYear in Review
Langer wins Murphy's Irish Open
Mount Juliet, County Kilkenny, Ireland (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 30 June to Sunday 3 July 1994 · Bernhard Langer’s win no. 31 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
16 h 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent 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
- John Daly USA · 276began the final round seven strokes back and equalled the course record with a 65 to lead in the clubhouse at 12 under; Langer's 30-foot birdie at the 16th beat him by one The Independent (Tim Glover), 4 Jul 1994: Golf: Daly's treasure hunt halted by Langer magic
- Robert Allenby AUS · 276led by four after three rounds of 68 but took a six at the eighth and dropped a shot at the 11th, closing with a 72 The Independent (Tim Glover), 4 Jul 1994: Golf: Daly's treasure hunt halted by Langer magic
142 started, 72 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Murphy's Irish Open
Mount Juliet, Mount Juliet, County Kilkenny, Ireland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Bernhard Langer
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent (Tim Glover)
4 July 1994
It's fun to be playing well again. I'm happy with the way my game has developed over the last six weeks.
The Independent (Tim Glover)
5 July 1994
I've always said they should hold the Ryder Cup in Ireland,
The Independent (Tim Glover)
4 July 1994
I can't ever remember scoring six threes in a row. If I've done it before I was drunk.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernhard Langer | 70 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | John Daly | 70 · 68 · 73 · 65 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Robert Allenby | 68 · 68 · 68 · 72 | 276 | |
| T4 | Greg Turner | 73 · 70 · 69 · 66 | 278 | |
| T4 | José María Olazábal | 68 · 68 · 71 · 71 | 278 | |
| T6 | Steven Richardson | 71 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 279 | |
| T6 | Peter Baker | 70 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 279 | |
| T8 | Sam Torrance | 65 · 73 · 73 · 69 | 280 | |
| T8 | Ernie Els | 71 · 73 · 67 · 69 | 280 | |
| T8 | Craig Parry | 70 · 69 · 70 · 71 | 280 | |
| T8 | Alberto Binaghi | 69 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 280 | |
| T8 | Michael Harwood | 69 · 69 · 70 · 72 | 280 | |
| T8 | Paul Moloney | 71 · 70 · 67 · 72 | 280 | |
| T8 | Nick Faldo | 69 · 71 · 67 · 73 | 280 |
The golfer
born 1957-08-27, Anhausen, Bavaria, West Germany; GER; turned pro 1972; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 31; majors to date: 2; world No. 4 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player events table, 1994)).
What’s in the bag
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