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Sunday 9 June 1996European TourYear in Review
Allenby wins Alamo English Open
Forest of Arden Hotel & Country Club, England (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 June 1996 · Robert Allenby’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse £650,000 GBP · Alamo
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 30 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- R3Not yet researched
- 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
- Colin Montgomerie SCOLed by three at the turn but chipped poorly at 17 (par) and bogeyed the 18th to finish a stroke behind, joint second. Allenby overtakes Monty at the last - Tim Glover, The Independent, 10 June 1996
- Ross McFarlane ENGBirdied the 17th to reach 10 under alongside Allenby, then dropped a shot at the last to finish joint second. Allenby overtakes Monty at the last - Tim Glover, The Independent, 10 June 1996
154 started, 78 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Alamo English Open
Forest of Arden, Forest of Arden Hotel & Country Club, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Robert Allenby
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent (Tim Glover)
10 June 1996
He was playing awesomely, but I never felt that I couldn't win. With nine holes to go I was patient, I didn't force anything.
The Independent (Tim Glover)
10 June 1996
When you're in a tournament with Monty and you beat him you know you've done very well.
The Independent (Tim Glover)
10 June 1996
I didn't lose the tournament at the 17th or 18th, I lost it on Thursday. It's hard work playing catch up.
The Independent (Andy Farrell)
9 June 1996
I said I needed three 68s to win and I now I have got two of them,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Allenby | 278 | −10 | |
| T2 | Ross McFarlane | |||
| T2 | Colin Montgomerie | 75 · 68 · 68 · 68 | ||
| T4 | Peter Mitchell | |||
| T4 | Darren Clarke | |||
| T4 | Per-Ulrik Johansson | |||
| T7 | Andrew Oldcorn | |||
| T7 | Miles Tunnicliff | |||
| T7 | Anssi Kankkonen | |||
| T10 | Hendrik Buhrmann | |||
| T10 | Joakim Haeggman |
The golfer
born 1971-07-12, Melbourne, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1991; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 62 that week (OWGR rankBefore 62 (week 23, 1996) from the OWGR player profile events table; OWGR event page rankFrom 62. Age 24 stated by The Independent ('the 24-year-old Allenby'). tour_wins_to_date = Wikipedia 1996 season table '(2)'. majors_to_date null (infobox majorwins blank).).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet