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Sunday 11 August 1996European TourYear in Review
McGinley wins Hohe Brücke Open
Litschau, Austria (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 August 1996 · Paul McGinley’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £250,000 GBP
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 13 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waning 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
- Juan Carlos Pinero ESPovernight leader by three; level with two to play, three-putted the short 17th and missed a 10-foot putt at the last for a play-off The Independent: Golf: McGinley secures his first tour win (12 Aug 1996)
- David Lynn ENGfinished one shot behind McGinley, tied second with Pinero The Independent: Golf: McGinley secures his first tour win (12 Aug 1996)
74 started, 63 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Hohe Brücke Open
Litschau, Austria
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Paul McGinley
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
12 August 1996
I have been so close so often I knew my time had to come. I know how Pinero must feel after three-putting the 17th and my heart goes out to him.
The Independent
12 August 1996
I am over the first hurdle. The first win is now out of my mind. It has been nagging me for quite a while and to do it in this style is fantastic.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul McGinley | 269 | −19 |
| T2 | Juan Carlos Pinero | ||
| T2 | David Lynn | ||
| T4 | Adam Hunter | ||
| T4 | Gary Clark | ||
| T6 | Philip Golding | ||
| T6 | Per Nyman | ||
| 8 | Max Anglert | ||
| T9 | Daniel Chopra | ||
| T9 | Anders Haglund | ||
| T9 | Stephen Dodd | ||
| T9 | David Higgins | ||
| T9 | Rolf Muntz | ||
| T9 | Andrew Barnett |
The golfer
born 1966-12-16, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland; IRL; turned pro 1991; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 119 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet