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Sunday 26 April 1998European TourYear in Review
Bjørn wins Peugeot Open de España
El Prat, Barcelona, Spain (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 April 1998 · Thomas Bjørn’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse £550,000 GBP · Peugeot
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 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- José Maria Olazábal ESP · 268Led Bjørn by two at the 13th but could not make the closing birdies; closed with a 67 to tie second (Golf Today). Bjorn wins his second event of 1998 - Golf Today (Wayback Machine copy)
- Greg Chalmers AUS · 268Overnight leader; bogeyed the 14th, then missed a 15-foot birdie putt at the last that would have forced a playoff, the ball spinning out (Golf Today). Bjorn wins his second event of 1998 - Golf Today (Wayback Machine copy)
148 started, 73 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Peugeot Open de España
El Prat, El Prat, Barcelona, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Thomas Bjørn
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (final round report, unbylined)
26 April 1998
I didn't really expect this after taking five weeks' off. But when your confidence has gone like mine did after winning in Perth, it just shows it's best to take a break and regroup.
Golf Today (final round report, unbylined)
26 April 1998
I feel my game has improved so much that I can take on the best in the world now and when the chance comes I know I will do well in a Major.
Golf Today (final round report, unbylined)
26 April 1998
The secret was that Bjørn had a good run of birdies at the end and I didn't.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Bjorn | 68 · 67 · 66 · 66 | 267 | −21 |
| T2 | Greg Chalmers | 64 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 268 | −20 |
| T2 | Jose Maria Olazabal | 66 · 71 · 64 · 67 | 268 | −20 |
| T4 | Eduardo Romero | 66 · 67 · 70 · 67 | 270 | −18 |
| T4 | Mark James | 68 · 66 · 70 · 66 | 270 | −18 |
| 6 | Roger Wessels | 71 · 69 · 66 · 65 | 271 | −17 |
| T7 | Katsuyoshi Tomori | 67 · 67 · 66 · 72 | 272 | −16 |
| T7 | Mathias Gronberg | 69 · 67 · 71 · 65 | 272 | −16 |
| T7 | Stephen Allan | 66 · 72 · 69 · 65 | 272 | −16 |
| 10 | Phillip Price | 67 · 66 · 71 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1971-02-18, Silkeborg, Denmark; DEN; turned pro 1993; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 57 that week (OWGR event page (1998 Peug O de Espana) world ranking 57. Age computed from the Wikipedia birth date and the 26 April 1998 finish. tour_wins_to_date 3 = Wikipedia 1998 season table '(3)'.).
What’s in the bag
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