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Sunday 26 October 1997European TourYear in Review
McGinley wins Oki Pro-Am
Golf La Moraleja, Madrid, Spain (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 October 1997 · Paul McGinley’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse £450,000 GBP · Oki
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 27 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 36° up at noon, and that night a waning 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
- Iain Pyman ENGFinished four strokes behind McGinley (Wikipedia); no report found describing how. Oki Pro-Am - Wikipedia
103 started, 68 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Oki Pro-Am
Golf La Moraleja, Golf La Moraleja, Madrid, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Paul McGinley
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
GOLFonline (Golf Magazine), AP story
26 October 1997
I felt very much in control, especially after the run of birdies before the turn. Even when I dropped a couple of shots I just bolted down the hatches and didn't make any more mistakes from then.
GOLFonline (Golf Magazine), AP story
26 October 1997
This took my game to a new level this week because I only missed five greens in 72 holes.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul McGinley | 66 · 67 · 64 · 69 | 266 | −22 |
| 2 | Iain Pyman | 68 · 69 · 69 · 64 | 270 | −18 |
| 3 | Greg Turner | 69 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| 4 | Raymond Russell | 66 · 69 · 68 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Howard Clark | 70 · 67 · 72 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Jose Rivero | 65 · 73 · 68 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Jonathan Lomas | 67 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| 8 | Malcolm Mackenzie | 70 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Peter Baker | 69 · 72 · 68 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Miguel A Jimenez | 67 · 68 · 72 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Stephen Ames | 71 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1966-12-16, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland; IRL; turned pro 1991; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 128 that week (OWGR rankFrom (rank entering the event) on the OWGR event page, week 43 1997).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet