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Sunday 4 February 1996European TourYear in Review
Woosnam wins Heineken Classic
The Vines, Perth, Australia · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 February 1996 · Ian Woosnam’s win no. 26 on the European Tour · purse A$800,000 AUD · Heineken
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
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- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- 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
- Paul McGinley IRL · 278Wasted several birdie chances over the closing holes and missed an eight-foot birdie putt at the 18th that would have tied Woosnam; shot 72. Woosnam stays with winning feel - The Independent
- Jean Van de Velde FRA · 278A threat throughout the day; birdied the last for 72 to share second, one behind. Woosnam stays with winning feel - The Independent
150 started, 67 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Heineken Classic
The Vines, The Vines, Perth, Australia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ian Woosnam
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
5 February 1996
It's an unbelievable feeling to win back-to-back tournaments. The past two weeks make up for the last 12 months,
The Independent
5 February 1996
This is the best I've played since 1991. It's great to be back in the groove.
The Independent
5 February 1996
The doctor told me to take it easy and that suits me just fine. Nowadays I treat every round as a bonus,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Woosnam | 69 · 71 · 65 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Jean Van de Velde | 72 · 67 · 67 · 72 | 278 | |
| T2 | Paul McGinley | 69 · 68 · 69 · 72 | 278 | |
| 4 | Stewart Ginn | 72 · 72 · 66 · 70 | 280 | |
| T5 | Anthony Painter | 70 · 73 · 72 · 66 | 281 | |
| T5 | John Daly | 71 · 67 · 67 · 76 | 281 | |
| T5 | Richard Green | 70 · 74 · 70 · 67 | 281 | |
| T8 | Wayne Smith | 66 · 68 · 75 · 73 | 282 | |
| T8 | Bradley Hughes | 69 · 70 · 74 · 69 | 282 | |
| T8 | Martyn Roberts | 70 · 72 · 69 · 71 | 282 | |
| T8 | Dean Robertson | 70 · 67 · 76 · 69 | 282 | |
| T8 | Don Fardon | 69 · 72 · 69 · 72 | 282 |
The golfer
born 1958-03-02, Oswestry, England; WAL; turned pro 1976; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 26; majors to date: 1; world No. 36 that week (OWGR rankFrom 36 on the OWGR event page (week 5, 1996). Age 37 = Wikipedia birth date 1958-03-02 (OWGR agrees) subtracted from end date. tour_wins_to_date 26 = Wikipedia season table '(26)' (Independent says 29th - conflict). majors_to_date 1 = infobox majorwins 1 (1991 Masters, 'the 1991 US Masters champion' per The Independent).).
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