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Sunday 28 June 1998European TourYear in Review
Torrance wins Peugeot Open de France
Le Golf National, Guyancourt, France · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 June 1998 · Sam Torrance’s win no. 21 on the European Tour · purse £500,000 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
15 h 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/14°C · wind 15 km/h W, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/13°C · wind 17 km/h SW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/12°C · wind 23 km/h SW, gusts 50 · 2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/10°C · wind 18 km/h WSW, gusts 36 · 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
- Massimo Florioli ITA · 278closed with a 67 to tie for second, two behind The Independent: Golf: Torrance's experience sees him to 21st victory (29 Jun 1998)
- Olivier Edmond FRA · 278closed with a 67 to tie for second, two behind The Independent: Golf: Torrance's experience sees him to 21st victory (29 Jun 1998)
- Bernhard Langer GER · 278returned a 69 after his putting let him down over the closing holes The Independent: Golf: Torrance's experience sees him to 21st victory (29 Jun 1998)
- Mathew Goggin AUS · 278closed with a 70 to tie for second The Independent: Golf: Torrance's experience sees him to 21st victory (29 Jun 1998)
145 started, 70 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Peugeot Open de France
Le Golf National, Le Golf National, Guyancourt, France
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sam Torrance
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golftoday (Associated Press report)
28 June 1998
I always knew I'd win again. It was the emotion of winning again after three years. I'm strong and fit and young at heart and I may just go on to win a few more.
The Independent
29 June 1998
a quarter of a century on tour certainly helps in those situations
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Torrance | 64 · 70 · 72 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Massimo Florioli | 69 · 67 · 75 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | Olivier Edmond | 70 · 70 · 71 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | Bernhard Langer | 71 · 70 · 68 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | Mathew Goggin | 69 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Marc Farry | 70 · 67 · 73 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Pedro Linhart | 66 · 73 · 70 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Santiago Luna | 75 · 68 · 67 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T8 | Russell Claydon | 69 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T8 | David Howell | 70 · 69 · 69 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1953-08-24, Largs, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 1970; age 44 that week; tour wins to date: 21; world No. 133 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile, 1998 events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet