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Sunday 26 July 1998European TourYear in Review
Leaney wins TNT Dutch Open
Hilversumsche Golf Club, Hilversum, Netherlands · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 July 1998 · Stephen Leaney’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse £800,000 GBP · TNT
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 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/16°C · wind 23 km/h SW, gusts 54 · 1.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/11°C · wind 13 km/h WNW, gusts 27 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/10°C · wind 13 km/h WNW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/10°C · wind 7 km/h ESE, gusts 17 · 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
- Darren Clarke NIR · 267equalled the course record with a closing 63 (eagle and two birdies in his first four holes) but a three-putt bogey at the 10th left him one short Golftoday: TNT Dutch Open 1998 Final Round Report: Leaney hangs on for second title in rookie year (Wayback Machine)
141 started, 68 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
TNT Dutch Open
Hilversumsche Golf Club, Hilversumsche Golf Club, Hilversum, Netherlands
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Stephen Leaney
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golftoday (unbylined report)
26 July 1998
My very close friend Stuart Appleby lost his wife last week and I was thinking about it all through the weekend,
Golftoday (unbylined report)
26 July 1998
If I'd lost it just wouldn't have been a big deal.
Golftoday (unbylined report)
26 July 1998
I knew what I had to do and kept my mind on the job.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Leaney | 66 · 63 · 70 · 67 | 266 | −18 |
| 2 | Darren Clarke | 68 · 69 · 67 · 63 | 267 | −17 |
| T3 | Lee Westwood | 63 · 66 · 72 · 67 | 268 | −16 |
| T3 | Nick Price | 68 · 65 · 69 · 66 | 268 | −16 |
| 5 | Costantino Rocca | 71 · 65 · 69 · 65 | 270 | −14 |
| 6 | Peter Baker | 70 · 68 · 68 · 65 | 271 | −13 |
| T7 | Iain Pyman | 73 · 66 · 66 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Ian Garbutt | 68 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| T9 | Mark James | 70 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T9 | Patrik Sjöland | 67 · 70 · 66 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1969-03-10, Busselton, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1992; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 88 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile, 1998 events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet