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Sunday 10 May 1998European TourYear in Review
Jiménez wins Turespaña Masters Open Baleares
Santa Ponsa 1, Mallorca, Spain · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 May 1998 · Miguel Ángel Jiménez’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse £350,000 GBP · Turespaña
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/14°C · wind 12 km/h S, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/14°C · wind 21 km/h E, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/15°C · wind 20 km/h E, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/16°C · wind 25 km/h E, gusts 40 · 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
- Miguel Angel Martin ESP · 281Swapped the lead with Jiménez seven times in the final round but, warned for slow play at the 15th, bogeyed two of the last five holes for a 72 (Golf Today). Jimenez wins Spanish battle over Martin - Golf Today (Wayback Machine copy)
131 started, 78 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Turespaña Masters Open Baleares
Santa Ponsa 1, Santa Ponsa 1, Mallorca, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (final round report, unbylined)
10 May 1998
It was a difficult day because of the wind. At last I've won again, and it was about time.
Golf Today (final round report, unbylined)
10 May 1998
I'm a very happy man because not only have I found my game again but I have found out this week that my wife is six weeks pregnant as well!
Golf Today (final round report, unbylined)
10 May 1998
I'm very mad at being given a timing warning. I was told at the 15th and I lost my concentration. Up to then I felt I could have won.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | 69 · 68 · 70 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| 2 | Miguel Angel Martin | 67 · 72 · 70 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Katsuyoshi Tomori | 74 · 67 · 73 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| T3 | Paul McGinley | 71 · 73 · 67 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| 5 | Van Phillips | 75 · 69 · 67 · 73 | 284 | −4 |
| T6 | Michael Long | 71 · 71 · 72 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
| T6 | Santiago Luna | 67 · 70 · 72 · 76 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Angel Cabrera | 71 · 69 · 73 · 75 | 288 | E |
| T8 | Massimo Florioli | 72 · 70 · 72 · 74 | 288 | E |
| T8 | Michele Reale | 68 · 72 · 70 · 78 | 288 | E |
| T8 | Paul Broadhurst | 71 · 72 · 69 · 76 | 288 | E |
The golfer
born 1964-01-05, Málaga, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1982; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 131 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 19, 1998) from the OWGR player profile events table (event page also lists 131). Age computed from the Wikipedia birth date and the 10 May 1998 finish. tour_wins_to_date 3 = Wikipedia 1998 season table '(3)'; Golf Today: 'his third European Tour title'.).
What’s in the bag
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