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Sunday 1 June 1997European TourYear in Review
McFarlane wins Deutsche Bank Open TPC of Europe
Gut Kaden Golf Club, Alveslohe, Germany (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 29 May to Sunday 1 June 1997 · Ross McFarlane’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £750,000 GBP · Deutsche Bank
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 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent 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
- Gordon Brand Jnr. SCO · 283Playing partner of McFarlane, led by two after McFarlane's double bogey at the 10th, closed with a 72 and missed a birdie putt at the 18th that would have forced a playoff. McFarlane captures Deutsche Bank Open - TPC of Europe for first win - GOLFonline (AP), 1 June 1997 (Wayback Machine copy)
- Anders Forsbrand SWE · 283A third-round co-leader, double-bogeyed the 10th, closed with a 73 and missed a birdie putt at the 18th that would have forced a playoff. McFarlane captures Deutsche Bank Open - TPC of Europe for first win - GOLFonline (AP), 1 June 1997 (Wayback Machine copy)
156 started, 67 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Deutsche Bank Open TPC of Europe
Gut Kaden Golf Club, Gut Kaden Golf Club, Alveslohe, Germany
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ross McFarlane
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
2 June 1997
I knew I was too good a player not to win some time, but it hasn't sunk in yet.
GOLFonline (AP final round story)
1 June 1997
But the 10th gave me a kick up the backside and told me to get my act together,
GOLFonline (AP final round story)
1 June 1997
I've often been close but the English Open taught me I could easily be a winner,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ross McFarlane | 70 · 73 · 68 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T2 | Gordon Brand Jnr. | 72 · 72 · 67 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T2 | Anders Forsbrand | 73 · 68 · 69 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| 4 | Darren Clarke | 74 · 72 · 68 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T5 | Miguel Angel Martin | 69 · 71 · 76 · 69 | 285 | −3 |
| T5 | Roger Wessels | 70 · 75 · 70 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
| T5 | Raymond Russell | 72 · 72 · 70 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
| T5 | Paul McGinley | 72 · 73 · 66 · 74 | 285 | −3 |
| T9 | Adam Hunter | 73 · 72 · 68 · 73 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Scott Henderson | 73 · 70 · 71 · 72 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Peter Mitchell | 71 · 72 · 69 · 74 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Thomas Bjorn | 72 · 72 · 66 · 76 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Robert Allenby | 76 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Howard Clark | 73 · 69 · 68 · 76 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | David Carter | 70 · 75 · 70 · 71 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Ben Tinning | 72 · 70 · 71 · 73 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Katsuyoshi Tomori | 73 · 70 · 72 · 71 | 286 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1961-05-25, Manchester, England; ENG; turned pro 1979; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 264 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 22, 1997) from the OWGR player profile events table; OWGR event page rankFrom 264. Age 36 stated by AP ("a 36-year-old Englishman"). tour_wins_to_date 1 = Wikipedia 1997 season table "(1)"; majors_to_date null (infobox majorwins blank).).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet