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Monday 26 May 1997European TourYear in Review
Woosnam wins Volvo PGA Championship
Wentworth Club, West Course, Virginia Water, Surrey, England · Friday 23 to Monday 26 May 1997 · Ian Woosnam’s win no. 29 on the European Tour · Volvo · Played Friday 23 to Monday 26 May (AP; Wikipedia round dates); OWGR lists 22-25 May.
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 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R114°/6°C · wind 18 km/h NE, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R214°/5°C · wind 23 km/h NE, gusts 47 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/5°C · wind 15 km/h NE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/6°C · wind 14 km/h NNW, gusts 30 · 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
- Darren Clarke NIR · 277Played with Woosnam, led by one after 11 holes, bogeyed the 13th, and at the par-5 18th drove into a bunker and caught the lip with his second, ending any chance of the eagle he needed. Golf: Woosnam earns reward for his patience - Andy Farrell, The Independent, 27 May 1997
- Ernie Els RSA · 277Birdied the 18th for a 70; his chip for a second eagle there hit the hole and stayed out. Golf: Woosnam earns reward for his patience - Andy Farrell, The Independent, 27 May 1997
- Nick Faldo ENG · 277Missed a string of birdie chances on the back nine, bogeyed the 14th and birdied the 18th for a 70. Woosnam captures Volvo PGA Championship for second time - GOLFonline (AP), 26 May 1997 (Wayback Machine copy)
160 started · cut +3, 79 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo PGA Championship
Wentworth Club (West Course), Wentworth Club, West Course, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ian Woosnam
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent (Andy Farrell)
27 May 1997
It gives your confidence a boost to win against one of our stronger fields and it is nice to still be winning tournaments coming up to 40.
GOLFonline (AP final round story)
26 May 1997
I didn't play my best golf today but I managed to get round. But the old heart was pumping a bit towards the end,
GOLFonline (AP final round story)
26 May 1997
I could have birdied 10, 11, 12 and 13, I bogeyed 14, had half a chance at 17 and finally made one at 18, a 14-footer,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Woosnam | 67 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Ernie Els | 69 · 71 · 67 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Nick Faldo | 70 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Darren Clarke | 66 · 74 · 66 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| 5 | Colin Montgomerie | 69 · 69 · 76 · 64 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Angel Cabrera | 73 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | David Gilford | 67 · 70 · 72 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| 8 | Dennis Edlund | 70 · 72 · 68 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| 9 | Lee Westwood | 70 · 72 · 70 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| 10 | Barry Lane | 69 · 72 · 69 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1958-03-02, Oswestry, England; WAL; turned pro 1976; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 29; majors to date: 1; world No. 29 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 21, 1997) from the OWGR player profile events table; OWGR event page rankFrom 29. Age 39 stated by AP ("the 39-year-old Welshman"). tour_wins_to_date 29 = Wikipedia 1997 season table "(29)"; majors_to_date 1 = Wikipedia infobox majorwins (1991 Masters, before 1997).).
What’s in the bag
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