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Monday 30 May 1994European TourYear in Review
Olazábal wins Volvo PGA Championship
Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England · Friday 27 to Monday 30 May 1994 · José María Olazábal’s win no. 16 on the European Tour · Volvo · Wikipedia gives 27–30 May and The Independent of 31 May reports the final round as 'yesterday'; OWGR lists 26–29 May
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 60 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R111°/6°C · wind 13 km/h NNE, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R211°/7°C · wind 15 km/h NNE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R314°/4°C · wind 12 km/h NNE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/4°C · wind 12 km/h NE, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Ernie Els RSA · 272led by three after 54 holes, missed four-foot birdie putts at the first and fourth, three-putted the 14th and drove left at the 17th as Olazábal closed with a 65 The Independent (Tim Glover), 31 May 1994: Golf: Gritty Olazabal offers glimpse of greatness
150 started · cut +1, 67 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo PGA Championship
Wentworth Club (West Course), Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
José María Olazábal
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent (Tim Glover)
31 May 1994
I knew I had to score very very well. Ernie's young and cool under pressure.
The Independent (Tim Glover)
31 May 1994
I lost to the Masters champion. If he tells you guys he didn't hit the ball well don't believe him.
The Independent (Tim Glover)
31 May 1994
I didn't know what I was thinking about,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José María Olazábal | 67 · 68 · 71 · 65 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Ernie Els | 66 · 66 · 71 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| 3 | Bernhard Langer | 69 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Joakim Haeggman | 69 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 68 · 66 · 72 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| 6 | Seve Ballesteros | 73 · 66 · 70 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| 7 | Mark James | 68 · 72 · 71 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| 8 | Adam Hunter | 71 · 65 · 72 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| 9 | Sandy Lyle | 68 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Peter Hedblom | 69 · 69 · 71 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Malcolm MacKenzie | 73 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Frank Nobilo | 73 · 66 · 69 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Kevin Stables | 71 · 71 · 71 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1966-02-05, Hondarribia, Basque Country, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1985; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 16; majors to date: 1; world No. 7 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player events table, 1994)).
What’s in the bag
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