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Sunday 26 January 1997European TourYear in Review
Els wins Johnnie Walker Classic
Hope Island Golf Club, Hope Island, Queensland, Australia · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 January 1997 · Ernie Els’s win no. 4 on the European Tour · purse £700,000 GBP · Johnnie Walker
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
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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
- Michael Long NZL · 279Shared the 54-hole lead; called a one-shot penalty on himself when his ball moved at address on the 15th green, bogeyed it and finished one behind with a 72. Golf: Els profits from Long's honesty - The Independent
- Peter Lonard AUS · 279Shared the 54-hole lead, closed with an even-par 72 and holed from 40 feet at the last to tie second, one behind. Golf: Els profits from Long's honesty - The Independent
154 started, 66 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Johnnie Walker Classic
Hope Island Golf Club, Hope Island Golf Club, Hope Island, Queensland, Australia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ernie Els
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
27 January 1997
In golf, players have to take on themselves if they break the rules,
GOLFonline (Golf Magazine)
26 January 1997
I got away with this one,
The Independent
27 January 1997
It had only moved half a roll and no one else would have seen it but, if I had gone on to win, it would have felt a hollow victory,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | 70 · 68 · 71 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | Peter Lonard | 69 · 69 · 69 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| T2 | Michael Long | 68 · 68 · 71 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Fred Couples | 68 · 76 · 67 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T4 | Nick Faldo | 70 · 72 · 70 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T4 | Anthony Painter | 67 · 73 · 67 · 75 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | Bernhard Langer | 73 · 72 · 69 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T7 | Peter O'Malley | 73 · 68 · 74 · 68 | 283 | −5 |
| T7 | Marc Farry | 72 · 70 · 72 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T7 | Stephen Leaney | 69 · 72 · 75 · 67 | 283 | −5 |
| T7 | Robert Allenby | 73 · 73 · 70 · 67 | 283 | −5 |
| T7 | Michael Campbell | 70 · 71 · 74 · 68 | 283 | −5 |
| T7 | David Howell | 69 · 72 · 75 · 67 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1969-10-17, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1989; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 1; world No. 4 that week (OWGR rankBefore 4 (week 4, 1997) from OWGR player profile events table; GOLFonline "No. 4 in the Sony World Rankings"; Independent "the world No 4". Age 27 stated by The Independent ("Els, 27") and = Wikipedia birth date subtracted from end date. tour_wins_to_date 4 = Wikipedia season table "(4)" and wins table no. 4 (includes the 1994 U.S. Open); majors_to_date 1 = Wikipedia major championships table (1994 U.S. Open; next 1997 U.S. Open in June).).
What’s in the bag
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