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Sunday 3 August 1997European TourYear in Review
Haeggman wins Volvo Scandinavian Masters
Barsebäck Golf & Country Club, Sweden (reported as Malmo by The Independent) (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 31 July to Sunday 3 August 1997 · Joakim Haeggman’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse £750,000 GBP · Volvo
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 06 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° up at noon, and that night a new 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
- Ignacio Garrido ESPclosed with a 67 to finish second, four strokes behind; the result lifted him from 16th to 10th in the Ryder Cup table The Independent: Problem for Ballesteros (4 Aug 1997)
151 started, 73 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo Scandinavian Masters
Barsebäck Golf & Country Club, Barsebäck Golf & Country Club, Sweden (reported as Malmo by The Independent)
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Joakim Haeggman
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
4 August 1997
Two weeks ago I hadn't a hope of making the team. Now I'm not so sure.
The Independent
4 August 1997
I don't feel any pressure and you cannot imagine how much my mind has changed since I won the German Open in June. I have so much more confidence now
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joakim Haeggman | 67 · 69 · 65 · 69 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | Ignacio Garrido | 67 · 69 · 71 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Peter Baker | 70 · 66 · 69 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Mats Hallberg | 72 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| 5 | Mark Mouland | 68 · 72 · 67 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Jose Rivero | 66 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Padraig Harrington | 66 · 71 · 72 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Roger Chapman | 72 · 69 · 71 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Colin Montgomerie | 72 · 71 · 69 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Miles Tunnicliff | 68 · 68 · 74 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1969-08-28, Kalmar, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1989; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 194 that week (OWGR rankBefore (= rankFrom on the OWGR event page)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet