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Sunday 4 August 1996European TourYear in Review
Westwood wins Volvo Scandinavian Masters
Forsgården Golf Club, Kungsbacka, Halland, Sweden (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 August 1996 · Lee Westwood’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £700,000 GBP · Volvo
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The weather
15 h 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
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The ones it got away from
- Paul Broadhurst ENG · 281tied on 281 after a closing 68, lost the three-man play-off when Westwood holed a long putt from off the 18th green at the second extra hole The Independent: Golf: First tour win for Westwood (5 Aug 1996)
- Russell Claydon ENG · 281tied on 281 after a closing 68, lost the three-man play-off when Westwood holed a long putt from off the 18th green at the second extra hole The Independent: Golf: First tour win for Westwood (5 Aug 1996)
144 started, 81 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo Scandinavian Masters
Forsgården Golf Club, Forsgården Golf Club, Kungsbacka, Halland, Sweden
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Lee Westwood
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Westwood | 281 | −7 |
| T2 | Paul Broadhurst | 281 | −7 |
| T2 | Russell Claydon | 281 | −7 |
| 4 | Santiago Luna | ||
| 5 | Jean Van de Velde | ||
| 6 | Iain Pyman | ||
| T7 | Philip Walton | ||
| T7 | Roger Wessels | ||
| T7 | Steven Bottomley | ||
| T7 | Carl Suneson | ||
| T7 | Thomas Bjorn |
The golfer
born 1973-04-24, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1993; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 153 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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