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Sunday 27 August 1995European TourYear in Review
Montgomerie wins Volvo German Open
Schloss Nippenburg, Stuttgart, Germany (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 August 1995 · Colin Montgomerie’s win no. 8 on the European Tour · purse £650,000 GBP · Volvo
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 31 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent 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
- Sam Torrance SCOLed Montgomerie by two going into the final round but failed to birdie the par-five 18th and finished 15 under, one behind after Montgomerie birdied the last two holes. Walton's rough ride into Ryder finishes hot and bothered - The Independent
- Niclas Fasth SWETied second, one stroke behind after Montgomerie birdied the last two holes. Walton's rough ride into Ryder finishes hot and bothered - The Independent
140 started, 76 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo German Open
Schloss Nippenburg, Schloss Nippenburg, Stuttgart, Germany
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Colin Montgomerie
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
28 August 1995
I don't go to tournaments to finish second
The Independent
28 August 1995
I'm devastated
The Independent
28 August 1995
As an ex-IMG player I have no chance of being invited
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Montgomerie | 69 · 64 · 68 · 67 | 268 | −16 |
| T2 | Sam Torrance | −15 | ||
| T2 | Niclas Fasth | |||
| T4 | Pedro Linhart | |||
| T4 | Stuart Cage | |||
| T4 | Paul Moloney | |||
| T7 | Jay Townsend | |||
| T7 | Mark James | |||
| T9 | Joakim Haeggman | |||
| T9 | Jose Coceres |
The golfer
born 1963-06-23, Glasgow, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 1987; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 8; world No. 6 that week (OWGR rankBefore (apiweb.owgr.com player events table, 1995 week 34)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet