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Sunday 2 February 1997European TourYear in Review
Martín wins Heineken Classic
The Vines Resort & Country Club, Perth, Western Australia, Australia · Thursday 30 January to Sunday 2 February 1997 · Miguel Ángel Martín’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse A$1,100,000 AUD · Heineken
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
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The ones it got away from
- Fred Couples USA · 274Came from five back with a 67 and led by two after a birdie at the 16th, but bogeyed the 17th from a bunker after a nine-iron leaked right, then missed a 15-foot birdie putt at the last. Golf: Martin benefits from Couples' repeat collapse - The Independent
152 started · cut +1, 65 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Heineken Classic
The Vines Resort & Country Club, The Vines Resort & Country Club, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Miguel Ángel Martín
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
3 February 1997
It would be very important for my career and for Spain to have a Spanish player on the team. I used to think golf was a game for the big guys, but small guys can win sometimes.
The Independent
3 February 1997
When you get a lead you should bury it. I started okay, the middle was fantastic but the finish was mediocre.
GOLFonline (Golf Magazine)
2 February 1997
He hung in there and played gritty golf and deserved to win.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel Angel Martin | 70 · 67 · 65 · 71 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Fred Couples | 68 · 70 · 69 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Frank Nobilo | 66 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Marc Farry | 72 · 66 · 69 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Jean Van De Velde | 69 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Ian Woosnam | 72 · 69 · 69 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Wayne Riley | 71 · 66 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T8 | Katsuyoshi Tomoti | 69 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Ernie Els | 73 · 71 · 68 · 65 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Robert Allenby | 70 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1962-05-02, Huelva, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1981; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 137 that week (OWGR rankBefore 137 (week 5, 1997) from OWGR player profile events table. Age 34 stated by The Independent ("The 34-year-old") and = Wikipedia birth date 1962-05-02 subtracted from end date. tour_wins_to_date 2 = Wikipedia season table "(2)" and wins table no. 2; majors_to_date null (infobox majorwins blank).).
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