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Sunday 29 January 1995European TourYear in Review
Couples wins Johnnie Walker Classic
The Orchard Golf and Country Club, Philippines · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 January 1995 · purse 600,000 (Purse column headed £) GBP · Johnnie Walker · Dates from OWGR's event page.
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
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The name over time
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The ones it got away from
- Nick Price ZIMFinished two strokes behind Couples, who closed with 71 including birdies at the 2nd and 16th. GOLF:Travel broadens the bank balance for Couples - The Independent
142 started, 78 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Johnnie Walker Classic
The Orchard Golf and Country Club, The Orchard Golf and Country Club, Philippines
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Fred Couples
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
30 January 1995
It was an ugly round of golf.
The Independent
30 January 1995
When you're in a different country, it's a really nice feeling to know the people are pulling for you.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Couples | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Nick Price | ||
| 3 | Robert Allenby | ||
| T4 | Greg Norman | ||
| T4 | Michael Campbell | ||
| T4 | Andrew Coltart | ||
| 7 | Colin Montgomerie | ||
| 8 | Peter Senior | ||
| T9 | David Frost | ||
| T9 | Darren Clarke |
The golfer
born 1959-10-03, Seattle, Washington, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1980; age 35 that week; majors to date: 1; world No. 7 that week (OWGR rankBefore 7 from the OWGR player profile 1995 events table (https://www.owgr.com/playerprofile/fred-couples-44). Born/birthplace/turned pro: Wikipedia infobox. tour_wins_to_date: Wikipedia 1995 season table number. tour_wins_to_date null: non-member '(n/a)' in the Wikipedia season table. Age 35 stated by The Independent a week earlier ('The 35-year-old Couples', 23 Jan 1995). majors_to_date 1: Wikipedia infobox majorwins 1 and The Independent ('won the Masters at Augusta in 1992, his only triumph in the majors').).
What’s in the bag
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