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Saturday 15 July 1995European TourYear in Review
Riley wins Scottish Open
Carnoustie Golf Links, Carnoustie, Scotland · Wayne Riley’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £650,000 GBP · final round on Saturday 15 July (Wikipedia season table; The Independent of Sunday 16 July reports it as "yesterday"); OWGR lists 13-16 July, so start left null
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 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- 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
- Nick Faldo ENGfell eight behind after five holes, hit back with four birdies to cut Riley's five-shot lead to two, but Riley holed a 25-footer at the 17th The Independent: Wayne's winning world, by Peter Corrigan (16 Jul 1995)
155 started, 78 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Scottish Open
Carnoustie Golf Links, Carnoustie Golf Links, Carnoustie, Scotland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Wayne Riley
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
16 July 1995
I now go to my room, read a book and do what a lot of boring golfers do
The Independent
16 July 1995
I tried to frighten him, but he hit too many good shots.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Riley | ||
| 2 | Nick Faldo | ||
| 3 | Colin Montgomerie | ||
| T4 | Craig Parry | ||
| T4 | Gordon Sherry | ||
| T6 | Ronan Rafferty | ||
| T6 | Peter O'Malley | ||
| T6 | Martin Gates | ||
| T6 | David Duval | ||
| 10 | Katsuyoshi Tomori |
The golfer
born in Sydney, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1977; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 151 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet