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Sunday 23 June 1996European TourYear in Review
Farry wins BMW International Open
St. Eurach Land-und-Golfclub, near Munich, Germany (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 June 1996 · Marc Farry’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £500,000 GBP · BMW · rain: abandoned midway through the third round on Sunday 23 June and declared over 36 holes; Farry, the 36-hole leader, declared the winner (Independent; Wikipedia: shortened to 36 holes); play had also been suspended on the Saturday after 2 hours 18 minutes
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 04 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Richard Green AUSfinished one stroke behind Farry after 36 holes when the event was abandoned in the third round BMW International Open - Wikipedia
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BMW International Open
St. Eurach Land-und-Golfclub, St. Eurach Land-und-Golfclub, near Munich, Germany
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Marc Farry
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Farry | 132 | −12 |
| 2 | Richard Green | ||
| T3 | Russell Claydon | ||
| T3 | David Higgins | ||
| T3 | Padraig Harrington | ||
| T6 | Raymond Russell | ||
| T6 | Ignacio Garrido | ||
| T6 | Francisco Cea | ||
| T9 | Philip Golding | ||
| T9 | Mathias Gronberg | ||
| T9 | Gary Clark |
The golfer
born 1959-07-03, Paris, France; FRA; turned pro 1979; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 548 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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