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Saturday 11 July 1998European TourYear in Review
Westwood wins Standard Life Loch Lomond
Loch Lomond Golf Club, Loch Lomond, Scotland · Wednesday 8 to Saturday 11 July 1998 · Lee Westwood’s win no. 5 on the European Tour · purse £850,000 GBP · Standard Life · Wednesday-to-Saturday event, finishing the Saturday before The Open (Golftoday: won 'on Saturday', 11 July)
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 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/13°C · wind 22 km/h WSW, gusts 50 · 8.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R216°/12°C · wind 18 km/h WNW, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/11°C · wind 16 km/h WSW, gusts 40 · 3.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/11°C · wind 18 km/h W, gusts 47 · 2.6 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
- Dennis Edlund SWE · 280co-leader overnight with Westwood, he double-bogeyed the seventh and triple-bogeyed the 15th after losing his ball in the woods; closed with a 74 Golftoday: Standard Life Loch Lomond 1998 Final Round Report: Westwood wins by four-shots at Loch Lomond (Reuters) (Wayback Machine)
- Ian Woosnam WAL · 280first-round leader, closed with the day's best round, a 66 Golftoday: Standard Life Loch Lomond 1998 Final Round Report: Westwood wins by four-shots at Loch Lomond (Reuters) (Wayback Machine)
- Robert Allenby AUS · 280closed with a 68 Golftoday: Standard Life Loch Lomond 1998 Final Round Report: Westwood wins by four-shots at Loch Lomond (Reuters) (Wayback Machine)
- Eduardo Romero ARG · 280closed with a 68 Golftoday: Standard Life Loch Lomond 1998 Final Round Report: Westwood wins by four-shots at Loch Lomond (Reuters) (Wayback Machine)
- David Howell ENG · 280closed with a 71; his share of second earned an Open Championship place Golftoday: Standard Life Loch Lomond 1998 Final Round Report: Westwood wins by four-shots at Loch Lomond (Reuters) (Wayback Machine)
147 started, 71 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Standard Life Loch Lomond
Loch Lomond Golf Club, Loch Lomond Golf Club, Loch Lomond, Scotland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lee Westwood
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golftoday (Reuters report)
11 July 1998
I realise there is a one million dollar bonus but if I win my Open and lift up the old Claret Jug, that will mean far more than money.
Golftoday (Reuters report)
11 July 1998
There's no reason why I can't go on to win again next week. I'm certainly playing well enough.
Golftoday (Reuters report)
11 July 1998
Lee's playing fantastic and he's the guy to beat in most tournaments. He and I are the guys to beat. It's great to have competition. It makes the world go round,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Westwood | 69 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| T2 | Robert Allenby | 72 · 72 · 68 · 68 | 280 | −4 |
| T2 | Eduardo Romero | 71 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 280 | −4 |
| T2 | Ian Woosnam | 67 · 73 · 74 · 66 | 280 | −4 |
| T2 | David Howell | 68 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 280 | −4 |
| T2 | Dennis Edlund | 70 · 69 · 67 · 74 | 280 | −4 |
| T7 | Gary Orr | 68 · 72 · 71 · 70 | 281 | −3 |
| T7 | Colin Montgomerie | 72 · 71 · 68 · 70 | 281 | −3 |
| T9 | Tom Lehman | 73 · 68 · 69 · 72 | 282 | −2 |
| T9 | Paul Broadhurst | 69 · 71 · 71 · 71 | 282 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1973-04-24, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1993; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 5; world No. 11 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile, 1998 events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet