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Sunday 20 March 1994European TourYear in Review
Price wins Portuguese Open
Penha Longa, Sintra, Portugal (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 March 1994 · Phillip Price’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £300,000 GBP
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter 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
- David Gilford ENG · 282Defending champion; was three behind Price after 54 holes and closed with a 73 to tie second, four back. Golf: Price's first Tour win - The Independent, 21 March 1994 (with leading final scores)
- Paul Eales ENG · 282Three behind after 54 holes; closed with a 73 to tie second, four back. Golf: Price's first Tour win - The Independent, 21 March 1994 (with leading final scores)
- Retief Goosen RSA · 282Two behind after 54 holes; closed with a 74 to tie second, four back. Golf: Price's first Tour win - The Independent, 21 March 1994 (with leading final scores)
125 started, 65 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Portuguese Open
Penha Longa, Penha Longa, Sintra, Portugal
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Phillip Price
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
21 March 1994
I bought a bottle of champagne a year ago ready for my first win. I was beginning to wonder if I would ever open it, but now I can.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phillip Price | 64 · 71 · 71 · 72 | 278 | −6 |
| T2 | David Gilford | 71 · 69 · 69 · 73 | 282 | |
| T2 | Paul Eales | 66 · 71 · 72 · 73 | 282 | |
| T2 | Retief Goosen | 69 · 66 · 73 · 74 | 282 | |
| T5 | Costantino Rocca | 65 · 73 · 74 · 71 | 283 | |
| T5 | Ignacio Garrido | 69 · 69 · 73 · 72 | 283 | |
| T7 | Glenn Ralph | 71 · 69 · 71 · 73 | 284 | |
| T7 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 70 · 68 · 74 · 72 | 284 | |
| T9 | Howard Clark | 67 · 73 · 74 · 71 | 285 | |
| T9 | Ronan Rafferty | 69 · 68 · 73 · 75 | 285 | |
| T9 | Mike Clayton | 66 · 74 · 73 · 72 | 285 | |
| T9 | Michel Besanceney | 69 · 71 · 72 · 73 | 285 |
The golfer
born 1966-10-21, Pontypridd, Wales; WAL; turned pro 1989; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 270 that week (OWGR rankBefore 270 (week 12, 1994) from the OWGR player profile events table.).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet