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Sunday 5 March 1995PGA TourYear in Review
Faldo wins Doral-Ryder Open
Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Doral (Miami), Florida (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 March 1995 · Nick Faldo’s win no. 7 on the PGA Tour · purse $1,500,000 USD · Ryder
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 31 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent 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
- Greg Norman AUS · 274co-leader by three entering the final round, shot 73; pulled his second at 18 toward the lake and failed to hole his fourth from the fairway to tie The Independent, "Victory at the last for Faldo"
- Peter Jacobsen USA · 274co-leader by three entering the final round, shot 73; missed a 100-foot putt at 18 that would have forced a playoff The Independent, "Victory at the last for Faldo"
142 started, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Doral-Ryder Open
Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Doral (Miami), Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Nick Faldo
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent (Robinson Holloway)
6 March 1995
I kept plugging away all week. Sixteen under was the number I had in my head, and I kept pushing for that. I was nearly right.
The Independent (Robinson Holloway)
7 March 1995
Home? It's only a place to hang my clothes. It's only a closet.
The Independent (Robinson Holloway)
7 March 1995
Nick has always had one of the best senses of humour of anybody I've ever met. It's just that he's so focused on the golf course.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Faldo | 67 · 71 · 66 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Peter Jacobsen | 68 · 69 · 64 · 73 | 274 | |
| T2 | Greg Norman | 68 · 68 · 65 · 73 | 274 | |
| T4 | Steve Elkington | 67 · 72 · 67 · 69 | 275 | |
| T4 | Davis Love III | 65 · 69 · 70 · 71 | 275 | |
| T4 | Justin Leonard | 68 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 275 | |
| T7 | Hale Irwin | 70 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 276 | |
| T7 | Woody Austin | 66 · 71 · 68 · 71 | 276 | |
| 9 | Steve Stricker | 70 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 277 | |
| T10 | Mark O'Meara | 69 · 72 · 66 · 71 | 278 | |
| T10 | Steve Lowery | 65 · 72 · 73 · 68 | 278 |
The golfer
born 1957-07-18, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1976; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 5; world No. 3 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (1995); The Independent 7 Mar 1995 Sony World Rankings list also shows Faldo 3rd).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet