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Sunday 9 March 1997European TourYear in Review
Whitelaw wins Moroccan Open
Royal Golf Links, Agadir, Morocco · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 March 1997 · Clinton Whitelaw’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £350,000 GBP
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
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The ones it got away from
- Darren Cole AUS · 279Closed with a 64 (29 on the back nine) to tie for second, two behind; the 64 bettered the course record but did not count because preferred lies were in use. GOLFonline - Rookie Whitelaw wins Moroccan Open
- Wayne Riley AUS · 279Closed with 68 to tie for second, two behind. GOLFonline - Rookie Whitelaw wins Moroccan Open
- Roger Chapman ENG · 279Closed with 67 to tie for second, two behind. GOLFonline - Rookie Whitelaw wins Moroccan Open
135 started, 67 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Moroccan Open
Royal Golf Links, Agadir, Royal Golf Links, Agadir, Morocco
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Clinton Whitelaw
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
GOLFonline (Golf Magazine)
9 March 1997
I got disillusioned with the game for a while last year and went off to Canada to play on their circuit.
GOLFonline (Golf Magazine)
9 March 1997
I hated hitting balls on the practice ground, but I enjoyed myself in North America and I have got back my enthusiasm.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clinton Whitelaw | 68 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Roger Chapman | 74 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T2 | Wayne Riley | 72 · 72 · 67 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T2 | Darren Cole | 72 · 74 · 69 · 64 | 279 | −9 |
| 5 | David A Russell | 69 · 68 · 71 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Robert Karlsson | 70 · 71 · 70 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Per-Ulrik Johansson | 72 · 73 · 67 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Jon Robson | 73 · 65 · 70 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Brian Davis | 70 · 68 · 71 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Katsuyoshi Tomori | 72 · 71 · 70 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Tony Johnstone | 71 · 72 · 71 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Eduardo Romero | 72 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Paul Broadhurst | 70 · 71 · 71 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Diego Borrego | 73 · 71 · 66 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Jose Coceres | 71 · 67 · 72 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Andrew Coltart | 68 · 73 · 68 · 73 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1970-12-24, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1990; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 422 that week (OWGR rankBefore 422 (week 10, 1997) from OWGR player profile events table. Age 26 stated by GOLFonline and The Independent (also = Wikipedia birth date 1970-12-24 subtracted from end date). tour_wins_to_date 1 = Wikipedia season table "(1)"; majors_to_date null (infobox majorwins blank).).
What’s in the bag
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