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Monday 4 April 1994European TourYear in Review
Ames wins Open V33 Grand Lyon
Golf Club de Lyon, Villette-d'Anthon, France (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 1 to Monday 4 April 1994 · Stephen Ames’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £225,000 GBP · V33 · Start 1 Apr: The Independent of Saturday 2 April reports the first round as 'yesterday'; second-round report in the 3 April paper; final-round scores printed Tuesday 5 April. End 4 Apr (Easter Monday) per the Wikipedia season table. OWGR lists 31 Mar - 3 Apr (see conflicts).
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- 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
- Gabriel Hjertstedt SWE · 284Tied second, two behind, after closing with a 77. Sporting Digest: Golf - The Independent, 5 April 1994 (Lyon Open leading final-round scores)
- Pedro Linhart ESP · 284Tied second, two behind, with a closing 72. Sporting Digest: Golf - The Independent, 5 April 1994 (Lyon Open leading final-round scores)
Same week
DP World Tour event
Open V33 Grand Lyon
Golf Club de Lyon, Golf Club de Lyon, Villette-d'Anthon, France
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Stephen Ames
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Ames | 70 · 67 · 71 · 74 | 282 | −6 |
| T2 | Pedro Linhart | 72 · 68 · 72 · 72 | 284 | |
| T2 | Gabriel Hjertstedt | 68 · 68 · 71 · 77 | 284 | |
| 4 | Wayne Riley | 69 · 68 · 69 · 79 | 285 | |
| 5 | Gary Orr | 69 · 66 · 76 · 75 | 286 | |
| T6 | David Gilford | 70 · 73 · 71 · 73 | 287 | |
| T6 | Michel Besanceney | 69 · 75 · 68 · 75 | 287 | |
| T8 | Gordon J. Brand | 70 · 69 · 73 · 76 | 288 | |
| T8 | Philip Walton | 72 · 71 · 72 · 73 | 288 | |
| T8 | Miles Tunnicliff | 72 · 68 · 75 · 73 | 288 |
The golfer
born 1964-04-28, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago; TTO; turned pro 1987; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 213 that week (OWGR rankBefore 213 (week 14, 1994) from the OWGR player profile events table.).
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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