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Sunday 14 September 1997European TourYear in Review
O'Meara wins Trophée Lancôme
Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, Paris, France (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 September 1997 · purse £700,000 GBP · Lancôme
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 22 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 46° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
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- 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
- Jarmo Sandelin SWELate charge with a closing 67 (despite three bogeys in his first four holes) left him one behind O'Meara. O'Meara lifts US morale - The Independent
128 started, 80 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Trophée Lancôme
Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, Paris, France
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Mark O'Meara
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent (Andy Farrell)
15 September 1997
This certainly puts a smile on my face. It gives me a confidence-booster and the fact that I have won also gives captain Kite and the rest of the team a boost of their morale.
The Independent
14 September 1997
This is a long way to come over not to play well. But a lot can happen before Valderrama.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark O'Meara | 69 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| 2 | Jarmo Sandelin | 70 · 70 · 65 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| T3 | Greg Norman | 67 · 66 · 68 · 72 | 273 | −11 |
| T3 | Peter O'Malley | 65 · 68 · 68 · 72 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Eduardo Romero | |||
| T5 | Sven Struver | |||
| T5 | Patrik Sjoland | 75 · 66 · 69 · 66 | 276 | −8 |
| T8 | David Gilford | 69 · 68 · 73 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| T8 | Lee Westwood | 68 · 68 · 74 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| T8 | Paul Lawrie | 68 · 71 · 70 · 68 | 277 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1957-01-13, Goldsboro, North Carolina, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1980; age 40 that week; majors to date: 0; world No. 10 that week (OWGR rankFrom (rank entering the event) on the OWGR event page, week 37 1997).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet