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Sunday 17 May 1998European TourYear in Review
Clarke wins Benson & Hedges International Open
The Oxfordshire Golf Club, Oxfordshire, England (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 May 1998 · Darren Clarke’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse £750,000 GBP · Benson & Hedges
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 37 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous 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
- Santiago Luna ESP · 276Came through the field with a closing 67 to take second alone, three behind, as Montgomerie faded on the greens and Florioli had a see-saw 71 (Golf Today). Solid round from Clarke ensures victory - Golf Today (Wayback Machine copy)
149 started, 70 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Benson & Hedges International Open
The Oxfordshire Golf Club, The Oxfordshire Golf Club, Oxfordshire, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Darren Clarke
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (final round report, unbylined)
17 May 1998
It's been a frustrating time waiting for another win because my game has improved more than my results have shown.
Golf Today (final round report, unbylined)
17 May 1998
A lot of people told me that and at last it seems to have sunk in because this week I've shown patience instead of trying to force things to happen.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Clarke | 70 · 69 · 67 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Santiago Luna | 69 · 71 · 69 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Massimo Florioli | 68 · 67 · 71 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Thomas Bjørn | 68 · 74 · 68 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Colin Montgomerie | 69 · 68 · 69 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Retief Goosen | 71 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Greg Turner | 72 · 67 · 69 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Mark Mouland | 70 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Patrik Sjöland | 67 · 72 · 68 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Rodger Davis | 70 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1968-08-14, Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 1990; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 32 that week (OWGR event page (1998 Ben & Hedges Int) world ranking 32. Age computed from the Wikipedia birth date and the 17 May 1998 finish. tour_wins_to_date 3 = Wikipedia 1998 season table '(3)'; Golf Today: 'his third European Tour title'. majors_to_date null (infobox shows today's count only).).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet