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Sunday 15 March 1998European TourYear in Review
Leaney wins Moroccan Open
Golf Royal d'Agadir, Agadir, Morocco · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 March 1998 · Stephen Leaney’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £350,000 GBP
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
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The ones it got away from
- Robert Karlsson SWE · 279Four behind after 54 holes, closed with 71 and finished eight shots back. Golf: Leaney triumphs by eight strokes - The Independent
126 started, 68 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Moroccan Open
Golf Royal d'Agadir, Golf Royal d'Agadir, Agadir, Morocco
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Stephen Leaney
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
15 March 1998
My aim is to hit as many greens as I can. This course is so tight it is difficult to be aggressive. With a four-shot cushion I will be difficult to catch if I can play consistently.
The Independent
15 March 1998
I only arrived in London on Tuesday and I was glad I was first off on the opening day - I was wide awake with jet-lag.
Golf Today (unbylined third-round report)
14 March 1998
They had to cut seven centimetres or so off the rib and that set me back 12 to 18 months of my career.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Leaney | 68 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Robert Karlsson | 70 · 71 · 67 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| 3 | Mathias Gronberg | 67 · 74 · 67 · 74 | 282 | −6 |
| T4 | Miguel Angel Martin | 69 · 78 · 68 · 69 | 284 | −4 |
| T4 | Mark Davis | 71 · 65 · 72 · 76 | 284 | −4 |
| T6 | Tom Gillis | 79 · 64 · 73 · 69 | 285 | −3 |
| T6 | Tony Johnstone | 72 · 68 · 73 · 72 | 285 | −3 |
| T6 | Olle Karlsson | 72 · 69 · 70 · 74 | 285 | −3 |
| T9 | Wayne Riley | 73 · 69 · 71 · 73 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Roger Chapman | 72 · 71 · 69 · 74 | 286 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1969-03-10, Busselton, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1992; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 148 that week (OWGR rankBefore 148 (week 11, 1998) from OWGR player profile events table; OWGR event page rankFrom 148. Age 29 stated by The Independent and Golf Today ("the 29-year-old Australian"). tour_wins_to_date 1 = Wikipedia season table "(1)" and wins table no. 1; majors_to_date null (infobox majorwins blank).).
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