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Sunday 1 October 1995European TourYear in Review
Langer wins Smurfit European Open
The K Club, County Kildare, Ireland · Thursday 28 September to Sunday 1 October 1995 · Bernhard Langer’s win no. 35 on the European Tour · purse £650,000 GBP · Smurfit
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 15 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 32° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R114°/6°C · wind 20 km/h W, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/5°C · wind 10 km/h S, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R315°/10°C · wind 22 km/h S, gusts 48 · 2.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R415°/11°C · wind 38 km/h WSW, gusts 76 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Barry Lane ENG · 280Led by two with one to play but missed the 18th green and his birdie putt after Langer's 70-foot eagle; lost the play-off at the second extra hole (10th). Golf: Langer sees off Lane with wave of magic putter - The Independent
144 started, 68 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Smurfit European Open
The K Club, The K Club, County Kildare, Ireland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Bernhard Langer
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
2 October 1995
I've been struggling with my putter the whole week.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernhard Langer | 74 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| 2 | Barry Lane | 280 | −8 | |
| T3 | Jay Townsend | |||
| T3 | Colin Montgomerie | |||
| 5 | Costantino Rocca | |||
| T6 | Steen Tinning | |||
| T6 | Fabrice Tarnaud | |||
| 8 | Joakim Haeggman | |||
| T9 | Anders Forsbrand | |||
| T9 | Carl Mason | |||
| T9 | Tom Lehman | |||
| T9 | Dean Robertson | |||
| T9 | Paul Lawrie |
The golfer
born 1957-08-27, Anhausen, Bavaria, West Germany; GER; turned pro 1972; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 35; majors to date: 2; world No. 5 that week (OWGR rankBefore (apiweb.owgr.com player events table, 1995 week 39)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet