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Sunday 1 February 1998European TourYear in Review
Bjørn wins Heineken Classic
The Vines Resort & Country Club, Perth, Western Australia · Thursday 29 January to Sunday 1 February 1998 · Thomas Bjørn’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · Heineken
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 30 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 76° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R136°/19°C · wind 23 km/h SSE, gusts 46 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/17°C · wind 20 km/h SSW, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/16°C · wind 20 km/h SSW, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/17°C · wind 25 km/h SW, gusts 51 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre 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
- Ian Woosnam WAL · 281Led by one after 54 holes, closed with 76 (four bogeys in a row around the turn, three-putt at 17), then missed a six-foot eagle putt at the 72nd that would have forced a playoff. Golf: Woosnam pipped by Bjorn in Perth - The Independent
155 started, 66 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
Heineken Classic
The Vines Resort & Country Club, The Vines Resort & Country Club, Perth, Western Australia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Thomas Bjørn
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (third-round report by Mark Garrod, PA Sport)
31 January 1998
If you are scared you're not going to win. My goal is to be up there every week.
Golf Today (third-round report by Mark Garrod, PA Sport)
31 January 1998
I know it's a strict system, but I feel a little wrong has been done.
Golf Today (third-round report by Mark Garrod, PA Sport)
31 January 1998
Anybody can win and it's whoever holes the putts.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Bjørn | 70 · 68 · 68 · 74 | 280 | −8 |
| 2 | Ian Woosnam | 66 · 69 · 70 · 76 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Padraig Harrington | 74 · 71 · 71 · 66 | 282 | −6 |
| T3 | Ernie Els | 70 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T3 | Peter Baker | 73 · 71 · 67 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T3 | José María Olazábal | 67 · 72 · 68 · 75 | 282 | −6 |
| 7 | Thomas Gögele | 68 · 73 · 70 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Greg Chalmers | 73 · 72 · 70 · 69 | 284 | −4 |
| T8 | Jarmo Sandelin | 77 · 68 · 67 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
| T8 | David Howell | 72 · 68 · 69 · 75 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1971-02-18, Silkeborg, Denmark; DEN; turned pro 1993; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 75 that week (OWGR rankBefore 75 (week 5, 1998) from OWGR player profile events table; OWGR event page rankFrom 75. Age 26 = sourced birth date 1971-02-18 (Wikipedia) subtracted from end date. tour_wins_to_date 2 = Wikipedia season table "(2)" and wins table no. 2 (Golf Today: only previous win the 1996 Loch Lomond). majors_to_date null (infobox majorwins blank).).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet