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Sunday 7 July 1996European TourYear in Review
Montgomerie wins Murphy's Irish Open
Druids Glen, County Wicklow, Ireland (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 July 1996 · Colin Montgomerie’s win no. 11 on the European Tour · purse £750,000 GBP · Murphy's · third round interrupted by a 45-minute rain delay (Independent)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 29 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waning 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
- Andrew Oldcorn SCO · 280led by a stroke on the 72nd tee, drove into the left rough, laid up, chipped 20 feet short, ran the putt three feet past and missed it for a double-bogey six The Independent: Heartbreak at 18th for Oldcorn (Tim Glover, 8 Jul 1996) - report and final scores
- Wayne Riley AUS · 280set the clubhouse lead with a closing 66 (nine birdies, two chip-ins) but finished a stroke behind The Independent: Heartbreak at 18th for Oldcorn (Tim Glover, 8 Jul 1996) - report and final scores
148 started, 72 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Murphy's Irish Open
Druids Glen, Druids Glen, County Wicklow, Ireland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Colin Montgomerie
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
8 July 1996
This was the eleventh win of my career and the most fortunate. As a fellow Scot I feel for Andy Oldcorn. My heart goes out to him. He had it in the bag. I was playing for second place.
The Independent
8 July 1996
This was my biggest disappointment since Hearts lost the Scottish title on the last day of the season 10 years ago. I don't feel I bottled it.
The Independent
8 July 1996
It was a shot for pounds 120,000 or pounds 10,000
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Montgomerie | 69 · 69 · 73 · 68 | 279 | −5 |
| T2 | Wayne Riley | 73 · 68 · 73 · 66 | 280 | |
| T2 | Andrew Oldcorn | 280 | ||
| 4 | Miguel Angel Martin | 71 · 68 · 72 · 70 | 281 | |
| T5 | Raymond Russell | 74 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 283 | |
| T5 | Ignacio Garrido | 71 · 69 · 74 · 69 | 283 | |
| T7 | Wayne Westner | 70 · 70 · 72 · 72 | 284 | |
| T7 | Lee Westwood | |||
| T7 | Phillip Price | 76 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 284 | |
| T7 | Robert Allenby | 74 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 284 | |
| T7 | Ricky Willison | 72 · 69 · 71 · 72 | 284 |
The golfer
born 1963-06-23, Glasgow, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 1987; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 11; world No. 3 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet