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Sunday 27 February 1994European TourYear in Review
Mason wins Turespaña Masters Open de Andalucía
Montecastillo, Jerez, Spain (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 February 1994 · Carl Mason’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse 300,000 (Purse column headed £) GBP · Turespaña · Start/end dates from OWGR's event page; Wikipedia (Carl Mason wins table) gives 27 Feb 1994.
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 58 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 41° up at noon, and that night a waning 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
- José María Olazábal ESP · 280Joint leader after 54 holes, he shot a level-par 72 with two bogeys in the last four holes and finished two behind. Golf: Mason's memorable end to his 20-year odyssey - The Independent
142 started, 65 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Turespaña Masters Open de Andalucía
Montecastillo, Montecastillo, Jerez, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Carl Mason
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
28 February 1994
I could hardly see the ball for the tears.
The Independent
28 February 1994
On the 17th I thought I was going to mess it up. Every time I've been up there I've made a complete mess of it.
The Independent
28 February 1994
I'm more disappointed in my game than in not winning
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Mason | 67 · 70 · 71 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| 2 | Jose M Olazabal | 69 · 68 · 71 · 72 | 280 | |
| 3 | Gordon Brand Jr. | 71 · 69 · 69 · 72 | 281 | |
| 4 | Per-Ulrik Johansson | 69 · 72 · 71 · 70 | 282 | |
| 5 | Miguel A Jimenez | 70 · 73 · 72 · 68 | 283 | |
| T6 | Peter Teravainen | 70 · 73 · 68 · 73 | 284 | |
| T6 | Jay Townsend | 67 · 74 · 71 · 72 | 284 | |
| T6 | Ross Drummond | 69 · 69 · 73 · 73 | 284 | |
| T6 | Ian Palmer | 69 · 71 · 72 · 72 | 284 | |
| T10 | Peter Fowler | 67 · 68 · 75 · 75 | 285 | |
| T10 | Ross McFarlane | 68 · 70 · 73 · 74 | 285 | |
| T10 | Jose Coceres | 70 · 72 · 69 · 74 | 285 | |
| T10 | Jim Payne | 67 · 69 · 75 · 74 | 285 | |
| T10 | Pat Bates | 71 · 68 · 77 · 69 | 285 |
The golfer
born 1953-06-25, Buxton, Derbyshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1973; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 135 that week (OWGR rankBefore 135 from the OWGR player profile 1994 events table (https://www.owgr.com/playerprofile/carl-mason-301).).
What’s in the bag
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