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Sunday 29 September 1996European TourYear in Review
Johansson wins Smurfit European Open
The K Club, Ireland (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 September 1996 · Per-Ulrik Johansson’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse £750,000 GBP · Smurfit
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 19 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 33° 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
- Costantino Rocca ITANeeded a birdie at the last to match Johansson; drove into the rough, laid up, pitched to 15 feet and missed the putt on the right. Rocca's capitulation - The Independent
142 started, 73 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Smurfit European Open
The K Club, The K Club, Ireland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Per-Ulrik Johansson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
30 September 1996
I have been hitting the ball badly all year and came here expecting to miss the cut.
The Independent
30 September 1996
I wasn't swinging great, but I really wanted to win in order to get into the Volvo Masters.
The Independent
30 September 1996
I thought if I could do that, I could birdie the last two, and I did
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Per-Ulrik Johansson | 71 · 70 · 66 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Costantino Rocca | |||
| T3 | Roger Chapman | |||
| T3 | Andrew Coltart | |||
| 5 | Miguel Angel Martin | |||
| T6 | Paul Broadhurst | |||
| T6 | Jim Payne | |||
| T6 | Thomas Bjorn | |||
| 9 | Eduardo Romero | |||
| T10 | Per Haugsrud | |||
| T10 | Dean Robertson | |||
| T10 | Michael Jonzon | |||
| T10 | Padraig Harrington |
The golfer
born 1966-12-06, Uppsala, Sweden; SWE; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 75 that week (OWGR rankFrom (rank entering the event) on the OWGR event page and rankBefore on his OWGR profile, week 39 1996).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet