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Sunday 21 April 1996European TourYear in Review
Russell wins Air France Cannes Open
Royal Mougins, French Riviera, France (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 April 1996 · Raymond Russell’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £400,000 GBP · Air France
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 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° 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
- David Carter ENGWiped out a four-shot deficit, but Russell birdied the last two holes and Carter just missed a 40-foot birdie putt on the 18th, losing by two. Russell secures place on Tour - The Independent, 22 April 1996
145 started, 71 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Air France Cannes Open
Royal Mougins, Royal Mougins, French Riviera, France
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Raymond Russell
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
22 April 1996
It was up and down like a fiddler's elbow out there, but I knew I could win from the first hole on the first day,
The Independent
22 April 1996
When you're on the first tee you're level with Nick Faldo or Greg Norman or whoever.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raymond Russell | 66 · 68 · 67 · 71 | 272 | −12 |
| 2 | David Carter | |||
| T3 | Gordon Brand Jnr | |||
| T3 | Ignacio Garrido | |||
| T5 | Costantino Rocca | |||
| T5 | Jim Payne | |||
| 7 | Carl Suneson | |||
| T8 | Paul Broadhurst | |||
| T8 | Rolf Muntz | |||
| T8 | Olivier Edmond | |||
| T8 | Iain Pyman | |||
| T8 | Padraig Harrington |
The golfer
born 1972-07-26, Edinburgh, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 1993; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 611 that week (OWGR rankBefore 611 (week 16, 1996) from the OWGR player profile events table; OWGR event page rankFrom 611. Age 23 per The Independent ('David Carter, also 23'); consistent with born 1972-07-26 (Wikipedia). tour_wins_to_date 1 = Wikipedia 1996 season table '(1)'. majors_to_date null (infobox blank).).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet