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Sunday 5 October 1997European TourYear in Review
Langer wins Linde German Masters
Berlin, Germany (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 October 1997 · Bernhard Langer’s win no. 39 on the European Tour · purse £750,000 GBP · Linde
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 05 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 35° up at noon, and that night a waxing 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
- Colin Montgomerie SCO · 273Closed with 68, six behind; put a pitch into the water at the 9th after being disturbed by a cameraman, then birdied 13, 15 and 17 to pip Thomas Bjorn for second. Golf: Langer carries on good work - The Independent
99 started, 70 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Linde German Masters
Berlin, Germany
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Bernhard Langer
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
4 October 1997
The referee would not allow me a free drop. There was obviously too much sand in the divot hole which had not been repaired properly.
The Independent (John Oakley)
3 October 1997
They were very slow. We had to wait on almost every shot from the second hole onwards.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernhard Langer | 68 · 69 · 60 · 70 | 267 | −21 |
| 2 | Colin Montgomerie | 71 · 68 · 66 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| 3 | Thomas Bjorn | 71 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Costantino Rocca | 75 · 71 · 66 · 64 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Jose Maria Olazabal | 69 · 69 · 66 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Patrik Sjoland | 71 · 68 · 67 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Darren Clarke | 73 · 69 · 65 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Jamie Spence | 71 · 68 · 67 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Andrew Coltart | 71 · 68 · 70 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Gary Orr | 69 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1957-08-27, Anhausen, Bavaria, West Germany; GER; turned pro 1972; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 39; majors to date: 2; world No. 22 that week (OWGR rankFrom (rank entering the event) on the OWGR event page, week 40 1997).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet