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Sunday 7 March 1999European TourYear in Review
Phillips wins Algarve Portuguese Open
Le Meridien Penina, Algarve, Portugal (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 March 1999 · Van Phillips’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €550,000 EUR
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 22 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 46° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- John Bickerton ENG · 276Led by one in regulation but bogeyed the 17th; his eagle putt on the 18th stopped inches short, and he lost the playoff at the first extra hole (17th) after fluffing his third into a bunker. Van's the man in Portugal - BBC News
131 started, 77 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Algarve Portuguese Open
Le Meridien Penina, Le Meridien Penina, Algarve, Portugal
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Van Phillips
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
7 March 1999
I've always felt I had the temperament to win and it's been frustrating not to win. But I always believed in myself and felt I was good enough to win.
The Independent
7 March 1999
It feels great and I feel relieved, actually
The Independent
7 March 1999
I'll be back playing next week; it'll be business as usual
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Van Phillips | 72 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | John Bickerton | 71 · 73 · 64 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Alexander Cejka | 71 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T3 | Robert Karlsson | 69 · 72 · 71 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T3 | Santiago Luna | 68 · 72 · 70 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| 6 | Anthony Wall | 71 · 69 · 71 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Craig Hainline | 71 · 73 · 69 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Daren Lee | 75 · 70 · 69 · 67 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Paul Broadhurst | 76 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Ricardo Gonzalez | 72 · 74 · 68 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Fredrik Jacobson | 68 · 71 · 71 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Paul Lawrie | 71 · 69 · 69 · 73 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Bob May | 70 · 69 · 71 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Mark Roe | 72 · 69 · 70 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Massimo Scarpa | 69 · 71 · 68 · 74 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1972-03-27, London, England; ENG; turned pro 1993; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 270 that week (OWGR rankBefore 270 (week 10, 1999) from OWGR player profile events table; OWGR event page rankFrom 270. Age 26 stated by The Independent ("The 26-year-old from Maidenhead"), matches Wikipedia born 1972-03-27. tour_wins_to_date 1 = Wikipedia season table "(1)"; majors_to_date null (infobox blank)).
What’s in the bag
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