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Sunday 28 April 1996European TourYear in Review
Borrego wins Turespaña Masters
El Saler Golf Club, Valencia, Spain (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 April 1996 · Diego Borrego’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £500,000 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
13 h 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous 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
- Tony Johnstone ZIM · 271Holed from eight feet at the 18th to tie on 17 under, then lost at the third playoff hole when he missed a six-footer for par. Borrego the new name in Spain - Andy Farrell, The Independent, 29 April 1996
150 started, 71 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Turespaña Masters
El Saler Golf Club, El Saler Golf Club, Valencia, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Diego Borrego
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent (Andy Farrell)
29 April 1996
I can't believe what I have done, I am going to take the week off to enjoy the feeling.
The Independent (Andy Farrell)
27 April 1996
I did not look at the leaderboards because I normally get scared.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diego Borrego | 66 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Tony Johnstone | 271 | −17 | |
| 3 | Peter Baker | |||
| 4 | Ross McFarlane | |||
| 5 | Fabrice Tarnaud | |||
| 6 | Ignacio Garrido | |||
| T7 | Greg Turner | |||
| T7 | Stuart Cage | |||
| T7 | Domingo Hospital | |||
| T7 | Padraig Harrington |
The golfer
born 1972-01-29, Málaga, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1991; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 487 that week (OWGR rankBefore 487 (week 17, 1996) from the OWGR player profile events table; OWGR event page rankFrom 487. Age 24 stated by The Independent ('a 24-year-old from Marbella'). tour_wins_to_date 1 = Wikipedia 1996 season table '(1)'. majors_to_date null (infobox blank).).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet