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Monday 29 May 1995European TourYear in Review
Langer wins Volvo PGA Championship
Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England · Friday 26 to Monday 29 May 1995 · Bernhard Langer’s win no. 33 on the European Tour · purse £900,000 GBP · Volvo · Final round Monday 29 May (Wikipedia event article dates 26-29 May; The Independent of 30 May reports the final round as 'yesterday'); OWGR lists the end date as 28 May.
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 58 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/10°C · wind 21 km/h SSW, gusts 45 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/12°C · wind 28 km/h S, gusts 55 · 1.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/11°C · wind 32 km/h SSW, gusts 64 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/10°C · wind 25 km/h SW, gusts 51 · 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
- Michael Campbell NZL · 280Closed with a 67, the only real challenge, but finished one behind Langer, who needed only a five at the last (tied second with Per-Ulrik Johansson). Langer confirms his mastery of Wentworth - The Independent (Guy Hodgson), 30 May 1995
- Per-Ulrik Johansson SWE · 280Closed with a 71 to tie second, one shot behind. Langer confirms his mastery of Wentworth - The Independent (Guy Hodgson), 30 May 1995
146 started · cut +1, 67 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo PGA Championship
Wentworth Club (West Course), Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Bernhard Langer
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent (Guy Hodgson)
30 May 1995
My caddie told me a five on the last would be enough to win it. So I laid up with my second and then gave myself a 15-foot putt to get down in two.
The Independent (Guy Hodgson)
30 May 1995
It was never easy. It was gusty, which meant even holes that were downwind and playing short were difficult to read.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernhard Langer | 67 · 73 · 68 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T2 | Per-Ulrik Johansson | 71 · 69 · 69 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T2 | Michael Campbell | 69 · 73 · 71 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Peter Senior | 66 · 73 · 73 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T4 | Peter O'Malley | 74 · 71 · 70 · 67 | 282 | −6 |
| T4 | Jesper Parnevik | 68 · 73 · 70 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T4 | Andrew Sherborne | 68 · 69 · 72 · 73 | 282 | −6 |
| T4 | Thomas Levet | 72 · 68 · 71 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Mark Mouland | 72 · 71 · 65 · 75 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Silvio Grappasonni | 72 · 69 · 71 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Colin Montgomerie | 70 · 72 · 69 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1957-08-27, Anhausen, Bavaria, West Germany; GER; turned pro 1972; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 33; majors to date: 2; world No. 5 that week (OWGR rankBefore 5 (week 21, 1995) from the OWGR player profile events table. age computed from the Wikipedia birth date (27 Aug 1957) and the 29 May 1995 final day. tour_wins_to_date 33 = Wikipedia season table and wins table; majors 2 = infobox majorwins (Masters 1985, 1993).).
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