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Sunday 5 July 1998European TourYear in Review
Carter wins Murphy's Irish Open
Druids Glen, Newtownmountkennedy, County Wicklow, Ireland · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 July 1998 · David Carter’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £1.0 million GBP · Murphy's
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/13°C · wind 16 km/h NNE, gusts 36 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/12°C · wind 14 km/h NNW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/12°C · wind 16 km/h WNW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/15°C · wind 23 km/h WNW, gusts 49 · 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
- Colin Montgomerie SCO · 278closed with a 68 to tie, then lost the playoff at the first extra hole (the 18th) after finding the lake with his second Golftoday: Murphy's Irish Open 1998 Final Round: Carter beats Montgomerie in playoff for Irish Open title (Reuters) (Wayback Machine)
145 started, 71 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Murphy's Irish Open
Druids Glen, Druids Glen, Newtownmountkennedy, County Wicklow, Ireland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
David Carter
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golftoday (Reuters report)
5 July 1998
I owe a lot of people a thousand, thousand thanks, especially my friend Iain Pyman from England who found me unconscious in Dubai and got me to hospital.
Golftoday (Reuters report)
5 July 1998
I'm so lucky but I feel this win was just meant to be after what has happened in my life.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Carter | 68 · 72 · 67 · 71 | 278 | −6 |
| 2 | Colin Montgomerie | 65 · 74 · 71 · 68 | 278 | −6 |
| T3 | John McHenry | 70 · 68 · 70 · 72 | 280 | −4 |
| T3 | Peter Baker | 69 · 75 · 66 · 70 | 280 | −4 |
| 5 | Craig Hainline | 70 · 68 · 72 · 71 | 281 | −3 |
| T6 | Gary Orr | 70 · 69 · 72 · 71 | 282 | −2 |
| T6 | Jose Coceres | 75 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 282 | −2 |
| 8 | Peter Lonard | 69 · 74 · 70 · 70 | 283 | −1 |
| T9 | Steve Webster | 71 · 70 · 70 · 73 | 284 | E |
| T9 | Ian Woosnam | 73 · 74 · 65 · 72 | 284 | E |
| T9 | Ian Garbutt | 73 · 69 · 71 · 71 | 284 | E |
| T9 | Russell Claydon | 71 · 71 · 73 · 69 | 284 | E |
| T9 | Derrick Cooper | 73 · 70 · 72 · 69 | 284 | E |
| T9 | Jose Maria Olazabal | 73 · 72 · 71 · 68 | 284 | E |
The golfer
born 1972-06-16, Johannesburg, South Africa; ENG; turned pro 1989; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 210 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile, 1998 events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet