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Sunday 4 May 1997European TourYear in Review
Langer wins Conte of Florence Italian Open
Gardagolf, Brescia, Italy (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 May 1997 · Bernhard Langer’s win no. 36 on the European Tour · purse £450,000 GBP · Conte of Florence
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 07 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent 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
- Jose Maria Olazabal ESP · 274Started the final round three ahead of Langer and one clear of the field, closed with a 68 but could manage only pars down the closing stretch as Langer birdied four of the last five. Golf: Olazabal denied by Langer's brilliance - The Independent, 5 May 1997
143 started, 68 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Conte of Florence Italian Open
Gardagolf, Gardagolf, Brescia, Italy
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Bernhard Langer
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
5 May 1997
It's a marvellous feeling to get another victory after nearly two years, and especially doing it with a course record in the end,
GOLFonline (AP final round story)
4 May 1997
I switched back to my wooden driver from metal for the last two rounds and it did the trick.
GOLFonline (AP final round story)
4 May 1997
I'm not disappointed because I did not give the tournament away. Bernhard's was an unbelievable round.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernhard Langer | 71 · 69 · 69 · 64 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Jose Maria Olazabal | 68 · 71 · 67 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| 3 | Darren Clarke | 70 · 69 · 71 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Philip Walton | 71 · 70 · 70 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Steve Webster | 68 · 75 · 65 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Brian Davis | 68 · 70 · 75 · 66 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Costantino Rocca | 71 · 73 · 69 · 66 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Lee Westwood | 69 · 74 · 69 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Daren Lee | 71 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Dean Robertson | 71 · 69 · 68 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Raymond Russell | 72 · 70 · 66 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1957-08-27, Anhausen, Bavaria, West Germany; GER; turned pro 1972; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 36; majors to date: 2; world No. 20 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 18, 1997) from the OWGR player profile events table; OWGR event page rankFrom 20. Age 39 stated by AP ("The 39-year-old Langer"). tour_wins_to_date 36 = Wikipedia 1997 season table "(36)" (AP and The Independent say 35th - in conflicts); majors_to_date 2 = Wikipedia infobox majorwins (AP: "two-time winner of the U.S. Masters").).
What’s in the bag
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