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Sunday 2 November 1997European TourYear in Review
Westwood wins Volvo Masters
Montecastillo Golf Club, Jerez, Spain (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 30 October to Sunday 2 November 1997 · Lee Westwood’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse £1,000,000 GBP · Volvo · weather: final round washed out on Sunday 2 Nov (storm flooded the course, lightning); event reduced to 54 holes
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 10 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 34° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent 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
- Padraig Harrington IRL · 203Three behind Westwood after 54 holes (eagle-birdie-birdie finish on Saturday briefly cut the gap to one); the final round was cancelled, so he finished second. Golf: Montgomerie set to take order - The Independent
66 started, 66 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo Masters
Montecastillo Golf Club, Montecastillo Golf Club, Jerez, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lee Westwood
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent (Andy Farrell)
3 November 1997
I was confident of holding on to a three-stroke lead. I have been hitting the ball well and putting well together for the first time this year.
The Independent (Andy Farrell)
3 November 1997
I have achieved a lot, and the Ryder Cup was the highlight, but it felt a bit empty without having won.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Westwood | 65 · 67 · 68 | 200 | −16 |
| 2 | Padraig Harrington | 66 · 70 · 67 | 203 | |
| 3 | Jose Maria Olazabal | 66 · 67 · 71 | 204 | |
| 4 | Robert Karlsson | 68 · 67 · 70 | 205 | |
| T5 | Peter O'Malley | 68 · 69 · 69 | 206 | |
| T5 | Mark McNulty | 64 · 69 · 73 | 206 | |
| T5 | Patrik Sjoland | 64 · 68 · 74 | 206 | |
| 8 | Colin Montgomerie | 65 · 71 · 71 | 207 | |
| T9 | Eduardo Romero | 71 · 69 · 68 | 208 | |
| T9 | Ian Woosnam | 67 · 69 · 72 | 208 | |
| T9 | Costantino Rocca | 69 · 65 · 74 | 208 |
The golfer
born 1973-04-24, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1993; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 31 that week (OWGR rankFrom (rank entering the event) on the OWGR event page, week 44 1997).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet