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Sunday 12 May 1996European TourYear in Review
Harrington wins Peugeot Spanish Open
Club de Campo, Madrid, Spain (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 May 1996 · Pádraig Harrington’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £550,000 GBP · Peugeot · Rain washed out play on Saturday 11 May; the third and final rounds were played on Sunday 12 May (36 holes), after a two-hour fog delay (The 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
14 h 10 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° 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
- Gordon Brand Jnr SCOStarted the final 18 holes seven behind Harrington (one stroke behind second-placed Linhart) and finished four strokes back in second. Harrington has good morning - The Independent, 13 May 1996
147 started, 71 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Peugeot Spanish Open
Club de Campo, Club de Campo, Madrid, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Pádraig Harrington
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
13 May 1996
That settled me down.
The Independent (Andy Farrell)
11 May 1996
Well, there was a car at the back of the tee-box, and even I can put two and two together,
The Independent (Andy Farrell)
11 May 1996
It is nice to make my ninth cut in a row, but I know there will be a run of missed cuts sometime. I hope there will not be as many as nine.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pádraig Harrington | 70 · 64 · 67 · 71 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Gordon Brand Jr. | |||
| 3 | Rolf Muntz | |||
| T4 | Sam Torrance | |||
| T4 | Eduardo Romero | |||
| T4 | Pedro Linhart | |||
| T4 | Mathias Gronberg | |||
| T8 | Lee Westwood | |||
| T8 | Robert Allenby | |||
| 10 | Fabrice Tarnaud |
The golfer
born 1971-08-31, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland; IRL; turned pro 1995; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 484 that week (OWGR rankBefore 484 (week 19, 1996) from the OWGR player profile events table; OWGR event page rankFrom 484. Age 24 stated by The Independent ('The 24-year-old former Walker Cup player'). tour_wins_to_date 1 = Wikipedia 1996 season table '(1)' and his wins table (No. 1). majors_to_date null (infobox gives current total only).).
What’s in the bag
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