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Sunday 22 September 1996European TourYear in Review
Bjorn wins Loch Lomond World Invitational
Loch Lomond Golf Club, Scotland (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 September 1996 · Thomas Bjorn’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £750,000 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
11 h 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 33° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous 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
- Jean Van de Velde FRAFinished one shot behind; Bjorn, who closed with 70, was always in control. Bjorn graduates from rough school - The Independent
120 started, 69 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Loch Lomond World Invitational
Loch Lomond Golf Club, Loch Lomond Golf Club, Scotland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Thomas Bjorn
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
23 September 1996
The course is designed so brilliantly that whereever you put the flags it's going to be tough. If you're not playing very well you're going to be in trouble. It's the best course I've ever played in Europe.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Bjorn | 70 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 277 | −7 |
| 2 | Jean Van de Velde | |||
| 3 | Robert Allenby | |||
| T4 | Colin Montgomerie | |||
| T4 | Jonathan Lomas | |||
| T6 | Darren Clarke | |||
| T6 | Richard Green | |||
| T8 | Mark McNulty | |||
| T8 | Peter O'Malley | |||
| T8 | Miguel Angel Martin |
The golfer
born 1971-02-18, Silkeborg, Denmark; DEN; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 318 that week (OWGR rankFrom (rank entering the event) on the OWGR event page and rankBefore on his OWGR profile, week 38 1996).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet