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Sunday 10 August 1997European TourYear in Review
Langer wins Chemapol Trophy Czech Open
Prague Karlstein Golf Club, Karlštejn, near Prague, Czech Republic (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 August 1997 · Bernhard Langer’s win no. 38 on the European Tour · purse £800,000 GBP · Chemapol
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- 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
- Ignacio Garrido ESPled overnight on 16 under par but closed with a level-par 71 to share second, four behind The Independent: Golf: Father and son in Ryder Cup (11 Aug 1997)
- Niclas Fasth SWEshared second place, four strokes behind The Independent: Golf: Father and son in Ryder Cup (11 Aug 1997)
138 started, 69 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Chemapol Trophy Czech Open
Prague Karlstein Golf Club, Prague Karlstein Golf Club, Karlštejn, near Prague, Czech Republic
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Bernhard Langer
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
GOLFonline (Golf Magazine), AP story
10 August 1997
I didn't hope for such an excellent performance, but the course was excellent.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernhard Langer | 70 · 67 · 64 · 63 | 264 | −20 |
| T2 | Niclas Fasth | 70 · 65 · 67 · 66 | 268 | −16 |
| T2 | Ignacio Garrido | 66 · 65 · 66 · 71 | 268 | −16 |
| 4 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | 67 · 64 · 67 · 71 | 269 | −15 |
| T5 | Alex Cejka | 71 · 67 · 67 · 65 | 270 | −14 |
| T5 | Patrik Sjoland | 70 · 61 · 70 · 69 | 270 | −14 |
| T7 | Lee Westwood | 67 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T7 | Joakim Haeggman | 69 · 66 · 67 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| T7 | Peter Hedblom | 67 · 71 · 66 · 67 | 271 | −13 |
| T7 | Michael Long | 66 · 71 · 67 · 67 | 271 | −13 |
| T7 | Andrew Coltart | 72 · 67 · 68 · 64 | 271 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1957-08-27, Anhausen, Bavaria, West Germany; GER; turned pro 1972; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 38; majors to date: 2; world No. 20 that week (OWGR rankBefore (= rankFrom on the OWGR event page)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet