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Sunday 19 March 1995European TourYear in Review
Hunter wins Portuguese Open
Penha Longa, Portugal (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 March 1995 · Adam Hunter’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse 300,000 (Purse column headed £) GBP · Start/end dates from OWGR's event page; playoff decided the same day ('yesterday', The Independent, 20 March).
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 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a waning 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
- Darren Clarke NIR · 277Birdied the short 17th to draw level, then left a 20-footer to win short at the 18th; lost the playoff at the first extra hole when he left his chip short. Hunter on high after first title - The Independent
126 started, 66 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Portuguese Open
Penha Longa, Penha Longa, Portugal
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Adam Hunter
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Hunter | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Darren Clarke | 277 | −11 |
| 3 | Jose Coceres | ||
| T4 | Tony Johnstone | ||
| T4 | Jon Robson | ||
| T4 | Paul McGinley | ||
| T7 | Paul Curry | ||
| T7 | Fredrik Lindgren | ||
| T7 | Miguel A Jimenez | ||
| T10 | Carl Mason | ||
| T10 | Ross McFarlane | ||
| T10 | Mark Davis | ||
| T10 | Costantino Rocca | ||
| T10 | Russell Claydon | ||
| T10 | Jamie Spence | ||
| T10 | Paul Lawrie |
The golfer
born 1963-09-26, Glasgow, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 1984; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 333 that week (OWGR rankBefore 333 from the OWGR player profile 1995 events table (https://www.owgr.com/playerprofile/adam-hunter-1765). Born/birthplace/turned pro: Wikipedia infobox. tour_wins_to_date: Wikipedia 1995 season table number. Age 31 stated by The Independent ('The 31-year-old'). majors_to_date null: infobox majorwins blank.).
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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