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Sunday 6 October 1996European TourYear in Review
Clarke wins Linde German Masters
Berlin, Germany (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 October 1996 · Darren Clarke’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse £650,000 GBP · Linde
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 58 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 34° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- 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
- Mark Davis ENG · 265Shot a best-of-the-week 62 and chased Clarke home, but Clarke's 25-foot birdie at the 17th gave him a two-shot cushion and he could bogey the last to win by one. Monty aiming for a million - The Independent
99 started, 69 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Linde German Masters
Berlin, Germany
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Darren Clarke
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
7 October 1996
I have played fantastically this week. When I birdied the 17th with a 25-foot putt it gave me a two-shot cushion on Mark and I was able to bogey the last without being worried.
The Independent
7 October 1996
It was the best round I have played on the European Tour.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Clarke | 70 · 64 · 67 · 63 | 264 | −24 |
| 2 | Mark Davis | 265 | ||
| 3 | Paul Broadhurst | 266 | ||
| 4 | Colin Montgomerie | 267 | −21 | |
| T5 | Peter Baker | |||
| T5 | Ernie Els | |||
| T5 | Paul McGinley | |||
| T8 | Peter Mitchell | |||
| T8 | Paul Eales | |||
| T8 | Padraig Harrington | |||
| T8 | Thomas Bjorn |
The golfer
born 1968-08-14, Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 1990; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 86 that week (OWGR rankFrom (rank entering the event) on the OWGR event page, week 40 1996).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet