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Sunday 10 March 1996European TourYear in Review
Hedblom wins Moroccan Open
Royal Dar es Salaam, Rabat, Morocco · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 March 1996 · Peter Hedblom’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse 350,000 (Purse column headed £) 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
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The name over time
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The ones it got away from
- Eduardo Romero ARG · 282Played with Hedblom in the final round and was the only one to put him under real pressure, closing the gap on the back nine; shot 69 with a birdie four at the last but finished one behind. Hedblom in surprise first victory - The Independent
139 started, 72 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Moroccan Open
Royal Dar es Salaam, Royal Dar es Salaam, Rabat, Morocco
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Peter Hedblom
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
11 March 1996
This means everything to me. I've spent my whole life dreaming about this moment. I can't say I enjoyed it and I felt the pressure, but I think I handled it pretty good.
The Independent
11 March 1996
I'm not afraid of getting hurt. Life's too short.
The Independent
10 March 1996
I've never led with a round to go before so obviously I'm going to be nervous.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Hedblom | 68 · 67 · 74 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| 2 | Eduardo Romero | 72 · 74 · 67 · 69 | 282 | |
| T3 | Wayne Westner | 71 · 72 · 72 · 68 | 283 | |
| T3 | Santiago Luna | 73 · 69 · 72 · 69 | 283 | |
| T5 | Ian Woosnam | 72 · 73 · 71 · 70 | 286 | |
| T5 | Tony Johnstone | 70 · 73 · 70 · 73 | 286 | |
| T5 | Costantino Rocca | 70 · 75 · 69 · 72 | 286 | |
| 8 | Mathias Gronberg | 75 · 70 · 72 · 71 | 288 | |
| T9 | Peter Mitchell | 71 · 72 · 71 · 75 | 289 | |
| T9 | Tim Planchin | 74 · 69 · 72 · 74 | 289 | |
| T9 | Raymond Russell | 69 · 74 · 70 · 76 | 289 | |
| T9 | Stephen Ames | 75 · 70 · 75 · 69 | 289 | |
| T9 | Miles Tunnicliff | 71 · 72 · 74 · 72 | 289 |
The golfer
born 1970-01-20, Gävle, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1988; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 216 that week (OWGR rankBefore 216 (week 10, 1996) from OWGR player profile events table (rankFrom 216 on event page). Age 26 stated by The Independent ('The 26-year-old Swede') and = Wikipedia birth date 1970-01-20 subtracted from end date. tour_wins_to_date 1 = Wikipedia season table '(1)'; Independent: 'his first Tour victory'. majors_to_date null: infobox blank.).
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