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Sunday 18 May 1997European TourYear in Review
Johansson wins Alamo English Open
Marriott Hanbury Manor, Ware, Hertfordshire, England (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 May 1997 · Per-Ulrik Johansson’s win no. 4 on the European Tour · purse £650,000 GBP · Alamo
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waxing 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
- Dennis Edlund SWE · 271Took the lead with three straight birdies from the second and kept it until Johansson chipped in at the 10th and moved two clear at the 12th; closed with a 69. Johansson eases; Ryder Cup cares - Andy Farrell, The Independent, 19 May 1997
153 started, 68 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Alamo English Open
Marriott Hanbury Manor, Marriott Hanbury Manor, Ware, Hertfordshire, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Per-Ulrik Johansson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent (Andy Farrell)
19 May 1997
I've never finished better than 15th on the Order of Merit. Someone needs to challenge Monty. It's getting ridiculous him winning every year.
GOLFonline (AP final round story)
18 May 1997
I was as nervous as hell on the first tee then. It would be nice to win a singles this time.
GOLFonline (AP final round story)
18 May 1997
The chip-in on the 10th was the turnaround and the eagle on 12 the big turnaround.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Per-Ulrik Johansson | 70 · 68 · 64 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Dennis Edlund | 68 · 65 · 69 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | Jay Townsend | 72 · 63 · 70 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Steve Webster | 68 · 66 · 70 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T5 | David Howell | 70 · 70 · 66 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Roger Chapman | 66 · 66 · 71 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T7 | Sam Torrance | 73 · 67 · 67 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Russell Claydon | 69 · 69 · 66 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| 9 | Mark James | 72 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Gary Orr | 71 · 70 · 71 · 64 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | Gary Emerson | 68 · 68 · 65 · 75 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1966-12-06, Uppsala, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1990; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 63 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 20, 1997) from the OWGR player profile events table; OWGR event page rankFrom 63. Age 30 stated by AP and The Independent ("the 30-year-old Swede"). tour_wins_to_date 4 = Wikipedia 1997 season table "(4)" and AP/Independent "fourth victory"; majors_to_date null (infobox majorwins blank).).
What’s in the bag
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