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Sunday 23 March 1997European TourYear in Review
Olazábal wins Turespaña Masters Open de Canarias
Campo de Golf Maspalomas, Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 March 1997 · José María Olazábal’s win no. 17 on the European Tour · Turespaña
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 03 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a full 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
- Lee Westwood ENG · 274Shared the 54-hole lead but closed with 71, taking a penalty after hitting his second into a tree at the 4th; three late birdies kept him second outright, two behind. Golf: Day of triumph for Olazabal - The Independent
145 started, 68 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Turespaña Masters Open de Canarias
Campo de Golf Maspalomas, Campo de Golf Maspalomas, Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
José María Olazábal
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
24 March 1997
I never thought I would win so soon. I thought I would need far more time to get back to the level I want to reach. It has been a real surprise.
The Independent
24 March 1997
My worst moments were from April to September last year when I really thought I would never play top-class golf again because my feet were not getting better,
The Independent
24 March 1997
It's nice to lose against such a good player,
GOLFonline (Golf Magazine)
23 March 1997
It was a very special moment at the 18th when Westwood did not hole his approach and I had three putts to win,
GOLFonline (Golf Magazine)
23 March 1997
After the (sickness) break, I thought everything would go so much slower,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Maria Olazabal | 70 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 272 | −20 |
| 2 | Lee Westwood | 72 · 63 · 68 · 71 | 274 | −18 |
| T3 | Eduardo Romero | 70 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 276 | −16 |
| T3 | Paul Broadhurst | 69 · 72 · 67 · 68 | 276 | −16 |
| T5 | David Gilford | 70 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 277 | −15 |
| T5 | Jose Coceres | 67 · 71 · 65 · 74 | 277 | −15 |
| 7 | Diego Borrego | 70 · 72 · 68 · 68 | 278 | −14 |
| T8 | Retief Goosen | 69 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 279 | −13 |
| T8 | Ignacio Feliu | 73 · 69 · 70 · 67 | 279 | −13 |
| T8 | Ignacio Garrido | 70 · 71 · 71 · 67 | 279 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1966-02-05, Hondarribia, Basque Country, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1985; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 17; majors to date: 1; world No. 183 that week (OWGR rankBefore 183 (week 12, 1997) from OWGR player profile events table; OWGR event page rankFrom 183. Age 31 = sourced birth date 1966-02-05 (Wikipedia infobox) subtracted from end date. tour_wins_to_date 17 = Wikipedia season table "(17)" and wins table no. 17; majors_to_date 1 = Wikipedia major championships table (1994 Masters; next 1999).).
What’s in the bag
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