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Saturday 13 July 1996European TourYear in Review
Woosnam wins Scottish Open
Carnoustie Golf Links, Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland · Ian Woosnam’s win no. 27 on the European Tour · purse £480,000 GBP · final round Saturday 13 July (the Independent on Sunday reports the win as 'yesterday'; Open final qualifying followed on the Sunday); OWGR lists the week as 11-14 July
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 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Andrew Coltart SCOclosed with a 74 in high wind to finish four shots behind Woosnam's final-round 75 The Independent: Woosnam blows hot (Andy Farrell, 14 Jul 1996)
150 started · cut +9, 71 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Scottish Open
Carnoustie Golf Links, Carnoustie Golf Links, Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ian Woosnam
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
14 July 1996
It is great to win again. Before I went out, I thought a 76 would be good enough to win. It was a tough day - a game of patience.
The Independent
15 July 1996
Putting from four or five feet was difficult and I was trying to hit the ball so low that I topped three shots in a row. The course played as a true links.
The Independent
13 July 1996
It will be a day for patience. I'm not saying I'm going to win because anything can happen. This is a course you have to be playing well on. I'm quite enjoying it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Woosnam | 289 | +1 |
| 2 | Andrew Coltart | ||
| 3 | Mats Hallberg | ||
| T4 | Diego Borrego | ||
| T4 | Lee Westwood | ||
| T6 | Malcolm Mackenzie | ||
| T6 | Peter Mitchell | ||
| T8 | Silvio Grappasonni | ||
| T8 | Andrew Sherborne | ||
| T8 | Russell Claydon |
The golfer
born 1958-03-02, Oswestry, England; WAL; turned pro 1976; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 27; majors to date: 1; world No. 28 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet