The weather

14 h 50 m

of daylight on the final day, the sun 53° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).

1. R123°/13°C · wind 18 km/h W, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
2. R224°/16°C · wind 17 km/h W, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
3. R330°/16°C · wind 15 km/h W, gusts 33 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
4. R424°/14°C · wind 17 km/h NNW, gusts 37 · 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

• Ignacio Garrido ESP · 281led by three during the final round, then double-bogeyed the 13th and dropped four shots in five holes; closed with a 74 Golftoday: German Open 1998 Final Round Report: Maiden European victory for Stephen Allan (Reuters) (Wayback Machine)
• Padraig Harrington IRL · 281bogeyed the last after hooking his tee shot into deep rough Golftoday: German Open 1998 Final Round Report: Maiden European victory for Stephen Allan (Reuters) (Wayback Machine)
• Mark Roe ENG · 281three-putted the short 17th for a second successive bogey there, missing a two-foot putt that would have forced a playoff Golftoday: German Open 1998 Final Round Report: Maiden European victory for Stephen Allan (Reuters) (Wayback Machine)
• Steve Webster ENG · 281closed with a 70 to share second, one behind Golftoday: German Open 1998 Final Round Report: Maiden European victory for Stephen Allan (Reuters) (Wayback Machine)

140 started, 79 made it

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