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Sunday 24 August 1997European TourYear in Review
Johansson wins Smurfit European Open
The K Club, Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 August 1997 · Per-Ulrik Johansson’s win no. 5 on the European Tour · purse £850,000 GBP · Smurfit
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/14°C · wind 19 km/h SW, gusts 39 · 3.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/12°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/12°C · wind 8 km/h N, gusts 17 · 7.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/10°C · wind 10 km/h ENE, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Peter Baker ENGfinished alone in second, six strokes behind; Johansson did not drop a shot over the last 54 holes The Independent: Golf: Olazabal closes on Ryder place (Andy Farrell, 25 Aug 1997)
151 started, 66 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Smurfit European Open
The K Club, The K Club, Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Per-Ulrik Johansson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent (Andy Farrell)
25 August 1997
My ball-striking has never as good as this before,
The Independent (Andy Farrell)
25 August 1997
I don't think I have done that since I won the World Series in 1994. I knew I needed to birdie the last.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Per-Ulrik Johansson | 68 · 64 · 66 · 69 | 267 | −21 |
| 2 | Peter Baker | 70 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T3 | Jose Maria Olazabal | 69 · 73 · 67 · 65 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Raymond Russell | 72 · 69 · 67 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Costantino Rocca | 67 · 68 · 67 · 73 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | David Carter | 68 · 73 · 67 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Brian Davis | 69 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Marten Olander | 69 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| 9 | Steven Richardson | 65 · 72 · 73 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | Anders Forsbrand | 70 · 67 · 73 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Eduardo Romero | 70 · 66 · 70 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Per Haugsrud | 68 · 67 · 70 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Paul Broadhurst | 70 · 71 · 69 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1966-12-06, Uppsala, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1990; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 5; world No. 57 that week (OWGR rankBefore (= rankFrom on the OWGR event page)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet