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Monday 27 May 1996European TourYear in Review
Rocca wins Volvo PGA Championship
Wentworth Club (West Course), Virginia Water, Surrey, England (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 24 to Monday 27 May 1996 · Costantino Rocca’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · Volvo · Final round Monday 27 May (The Independent of 28 May reports it as 'yesterday'; Wikipedia gives 24-27 May)
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 07 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° 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
- Nick Faldo ENG · 276Reached 12 under but three-putted the 13th for his only bogey, then failed to birdie the par-five 17th and 18th, finding a bunker with his approach to the last. Rocca rolls past Faldo down the Burma Road - Tim Glover, The Independent, 28 May 1996
- Paul Lawrie SCO · 276Began the final round one behind the co-leaders and closed with a 70 to share second, two behind. Rocca rolls past Faldo down the Burma Road - Tim Glover, The Independent, 28 May 1996
144 started · cut E, 70 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo PGA Championship
Wentworth Club, West Course, Wentworth Club (West Course), Virginia Water, Surrey, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Costantino Rocca
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent (Tim Glover)
28 May 1996
Nick Faldo said that if he had to lose a major to me he would be happy. Today he finished second to me and I think he's happy.
The Independent (Tim Glover)
28 May 1996
Into my mind came this little thought,
The Independent (Tim Glover)
28 May 1996
A photographer was taking pictures at the wrong time,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costantino Rocca | 69 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Nick Faldo | 67 · 69 · 72 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Paul Lawrie | 73 · 65 · 68 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Mark McNulty | 68 · 68 · 69 · 73 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Jarmo Sandelin | 70 · 69 · 72 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Andrew Sherborne | 74 · 69 · 70 · 65 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Colin Montgomerie | 73 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Gary Orr | 71 · 67 · 72 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Patrik Sjöland | 74 · 67 · 72 · 66 | 279 | −9 |
| 10 | Eduardo Romero | 71 · 69 · 68 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1956-12-04, Bergamo, Italy; ITA; turned pro 1981; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 25 that week (OWGR rankBefore 25 (week 21, 1996) from the OWGR player profile events table; OWGR event page rankFrom 25. Age 39 stated by The Independent ('The 39-year-old Rocca'). tour_wins_to_date 3 = Wikipedia 1996 season table '(3)'. majors_to_date null (infobox majorwins blank).).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet