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Sunday 27 July 1997European TourYear in Review
Strüver wins Sun Microsystems Dutch Open
Hilversumsche Golf Club, Hilversum, Netherlands (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 July 1997 · Sven Strüver’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse £700,000 GBP · Sun Microsystems
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 33 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Russell Claydon ENGbegan the final round sharing a two-shot lead with Struver but closed with a 69 after Struver eagled the 12th; his sixth runner-up finish in professional events The Independent: Golf: Struver happy to follow Langer (28 Jul 1997)
141 started, 72 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Sun Microsystems Dutch Open
Hilversumsche Golf Club, Hilversumsche Golf Club, Hilversum, Netherlands
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sven Strüver
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
28 July 1997
I'm really proud of the way I finished and proud to shoot four rounds in the 60s, which I don't think I've done before,
The Independent
28 July 1997
most of all I'm proud to have my name on a trophy which has Bernhard Langer's name on it twice.
The Independent
28 July 1997
Obviously it was the turning-point. I just had to be steady after that.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sven Struver | 67 · 64 · 69 · 66 | 266 | −18 |
| 2 | Russell Claydon | 67 · 68 · 65 · 69 | 269 | −15 |
| T3 | Roger Chapman | 65 · 71 · 68 · 67 | 271 | −13 |
| T3 | Angel Cabrera | 71 · 66 · 67 · 67 | 271 | −13 |
| T5 | Richard Boxall | 68 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| T5 | Jose Coceres | 69 · 70 · 69 · 64 | 272 | −12 |
| T7 | Mark James | 69 · 69 · 70 · 65 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Raymond Russell | 70 · 70 · 68 · 65 | 273 | −11 |
| T9 | Gordon Brand Jnr | 67 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T9 | Wayne Westner | 67 · 67 · 68 · 72 | 274 | −10 |
| T9 | David Gilford | 65 · 69 · 71 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T9 | Michael Long | 69 · 71 · 65 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1967-08-09, Bremen, Germany; GER; turned pro 1990; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 270 that week (OWGR rankBefore (= rankFrom on the OWGR event page)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet