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Sunday 16 March 1997European TourYear in Review
Jonzon wins Portuguese Open
Aroeira Golf Club, Lisbon, Portugal (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 March 1997 · Michael Jonzon’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
11 h 45 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter 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
- Ignacio Garrido ESP · 272Closed with 65 to get within three, then missed a six-foot birdie putt on the last that would have cut the gap to one before Jonzon finished. Golf: Jonzon breaks duck as Olazabal fades - The Independent
143 started, 70 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Portuguese Open
Aroeira Golf Club, Aroeira Golf Club, Lisbon, Portugal
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Michael Jonzon
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
17 March 1997
I was aware that most people were wanting him to win, but I had a pretty good focus on my own game and I felt very relaxed.
GOLFonline (Golf Magazine)
16 March 1997
I was much more nervous in the third round. But I have proved to myself that I can win and now I hope to win again soon.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Jonzon | 67 · 65 · 68 · 69 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Ignacio Garrido | 69 · 71 · 67 · 65 | 272 | −16 |
| 3 | Paul Broadhurst | 68 · 67 · 67 · 73 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Wayne Riley | 68 · 66 · 71 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Jose Maria Olazabal | 70 · 67 · 65 · 74 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Darren Clarke | 70 · 71 · 68 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Stephen Allan | 69 · 73 · 67 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| 8 | Richard Boxall | 70 · 71 · 67 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Mark James | 70 · 66 · 70 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Mark Mouland | 72 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Peter O'Malley | 65 · 69 · 72 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Silvio Grappasonni | 71 · 65 · 70 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Raymond Russell | 69 · 69 · 68 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Jose Coceres | 71 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1972-04-21, Skara, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1991; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 269 that week (OWGR rankBefore 269 (week 11, 1997) from OWGR player profile events table. Age 24 stated by The Independent ("a 24-year-old") and = sourced birth date 1972-04-21 (Wikipedia, OWGR) subtracted from end date. tour_wins_to_date 1 = Wikipedia season table "(1)" and wins table no. 1; majors_to_date null (infobox majorwins blank).).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet