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Sunday 9 July 1995European TourYear in Review
Torrance wins Murphy's Irish Open
Mount Juliet, Ireland (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 July 1995 · Sam Torrance’s win no. 19 on the European Tour · purse £675,000 GBP · Murphy's
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 27 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous 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
- Howard Clark ENG · 277lost the play-off at the second extra hole when Torrance eagled the 17th The Independent: Torrance claims his bonus prize, by Guy Hodgson (10 Jul 1995)
- Stuart Cage ENG · 277eliminated at the first play-off hole after hooking his second into the lake at the 18th The Independent: Torrance claims his bonus prize, by Guy Hodgson (10 Jul 1995)
139 started, 77 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Murphy's Irish Open
Mount Juliet, Mount Juliet, Ireland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sam Torrance
Margin and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
10 July 1995
This is the best win of my career. Against a field of that class and on such a good course, it ranks above anything I've done before.
The Independent
10 July 1995
That second shot to the second play-off hole was the greatest I've ever made under pressure.
The Independent
10 July 1995
I'm glad that Sam won. He's been a friend for a long time.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Torrance | 277 | |
| T2 | Howard Clark | ||
| T2 | Stuart Cage | ||
| T4 | Craig Stadler | ||
| T4 | Derrick Cooper | ||
| T4 | Peter Baker | ||
| T4 | Colin Montgomerie | 278 | |
| T4 | David Gilford | ||
| T4 | Sven Struver | ||
| T4 | Robert Allenby |
The golfer
born 1953-08-24, Largs, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 1970; age 41 that week; tour wins to date: 19; world No. 47 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet