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Sunday 16 June 1996European TourYear in Review
Goosen wins Slaley Hall Northumberland Challenge
Slaley Hall, Northumberland, England (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 June 1996 · Retief Goosen’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £300,000 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
16 h 35 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a new 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
- Ross Drummond SCObegan nine strokes behind, eagled the fourth and birdied the next four to break the course record of 66, but Goosen birdied the short 16th and closed with 72 to win by two The Independent: golf briefs (NO-HEADLINE), 17 Jun 1996
119 started, 68 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Slaley Hall Northumberland Challenge
Slaley Hall, Slaley Hall, Northumberland, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Retief Goosen
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
14 June 1996
After the English Open I came here for a relaxing week because I heard it was a nice resort,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retief Goosen | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Ross Drummond | ||
| 3 | Robert Lee | ||
| T4 | Andrew Oldcorn | ||
| T4 | Heinz P Thul | ||
| T4 | Gary Evans | ||
| T4 | David Howell | ||
| 8 | Paul Way | ||
| T9 | Jamie Spence | ||
| T9 | John Bickerton | ||
| T9 | Padraig Harrington |
The golfer
born 1969-02-03, Pietersburg (Polokwane), South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1990; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 140 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
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