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Sunday 30 August 1998European TourYear in Review
Claydon wins BMW International Open
Golfclub München Nord-Eichenried, Munich, Germany · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 August 1998 · Russell Claydon’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £850,000 GBP · BMW
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 17 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/10°C · wind 20 km/h WNW, gusts 38 · 1.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/8°C · wind 14 km/h WNW, gusts 33 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R314°/9°C · wind 10 km/h WNW, gusts 26 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/7°C · wind 8 km/h NW, gusts 16 · 0.1 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
- Jamie Spence ENG · 271Birdied three of his last four holes for a closing 66 to post 271 in the clubhouse; Claydon two-putted the par-five 18th to win by one. GOLF: Claydon putts his way to victory at last - The Independent
139 started, 67 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
BMW International Open
Golfclub München Nord-Eichenried, Golfclub München Nord-Eichenried, Munich, Germany
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Russell Claydon
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent (John Oakley)
31 August 1998
I try my hardest every week and if you come second you have probably beaten about 155 golfers, which isn't bad. So it was never a problem for me.
The Independent (John Oakley)
31 August 1998
It felt like an eagle when I had been thinking I might make a double-bogey six.
The Independent (John Oakley)
31 August 1998
I obviously wanted to win but I'm not too disappointed. Russell is a great talent, if only he would realise it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell Claydon | 66 · 72 · 64 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | Jamie Spence | 68 · 71 · 66 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| 3 | Thomas Gogele | 65 · 71 · 67 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Angel Cabrera | 69 · 72 · 65 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T4 | Bernhard Langer | 68 · 67 · 67 · 71 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Katsuyoshi Tomori | 67 · 70 · 73 · 64 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | 69 · 71 · 67 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Derrick Cooper | 71 · 66 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Andrew Beal | 68 · 71 · 66 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Thomas Bjorn | 64 · 67 · 72 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1965-11-19, Cambridge, England; ENG; turned pro 1989; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 122 that week (OWGR rank entering the week (rankBefore 122 -> rankAfter 121), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet