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Sunday 11 May 1997European TourYear in Review
Langer wins Benson & Hedges International Open
The Oxfordshire, Thame, Oxfordshire, England (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 May 1997 · Bernhard Langer’s win no. 37 on the European Tour · purse £700,000 GBP · Benson & Hedges · Final round twice suspended by thunderstorms (one stoppage of an hour and 40 minutes) and finished in near-darkness, about three hours late (AP; The Independent).
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 18 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent 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
- Ian Woosnam WAL · 278Hit a 9-iron into the water at the 10th straight after the second delay for a double-bogey six, then birdied four of the last five holes for a 70, two short. Golf: Langer in his element - Andy Farrell, The Independent, 12 May 1997
151 started, 68 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Benson & Hedges International Open
The Oxfordshire, The Oxfordshire, Thame, Oxfordshire, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Bernhard Langer
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent (Andy Farrell)
12 May 1997
Course strategy comes out more in these conditions and also the way you manage yourself. I am not out there screaming at the weather.
GOLFonline (AP final round story)
11 May 1997
It was a battle against the elements, and it was hard to come back out and stay focused. I just tried to stay warm, calm and focused.
The Independent (Andy Farrell)
12 May 1997
I putted for 15 minutes but maybe I should have gone to the range. I'm getting old. I was a bit stiff and just duffed it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernhard Langer | 70 · 66 · 71 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Ian Woosnam | 70 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| 3 | Lee Westwood | 69 · 69 · 70 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| 4 | Padraig Harrington | 73 · 67 · 71 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T5 | Robert Karlsson | 71 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T5 | Kalle Vainola | 70 · 69 · 71 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T7 | Bob May | 69 · 72 · 71 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
| T7 | Patrik Sjoland | 69 · 69 · 74 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
| T7 | Fabrice Tarnaud | 75 · 69 · 67 · 73 | 284 | −4 |
| T7 | Eduardo Romero | 73 · 65 · 71 · 75 | 284 | −4 |
| T7 | Darren Clarke | 69 · 68 · 72 · 75 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1957-08-27, Anhausen, Bavaria, West Germany; GER; turned pro 1972; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 37; majors to date: 2; world No. 16 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 19, 1997) from the OWGR player profile events table; OWGR event page rankFrom 16. age_that_week 39 computed from the sourced birth date (Wikipedia; OWGR 1957-08-27) and the event end date 1997-05-11. tour_wins_to_date 37 = Wikipedia 1997 season table "(37)"; majors_to_date 2 = Wikipedia infobox majorwins (AP: "two-time U.S. Masters champion").).
What’s in the bag
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