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Sunday 16 May 1999European TourYear in Review
Montgomerie wins Benson & Hedges International Open
The Oxfordshire, Thame, England · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 May 1999 · Colin Montgomerie’s win no. 18 on the European Tour · purse £750,000 GBP · Benson & Hedges
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 27 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).
- R116°/10°C · wind 21 km/h SW, gusts 52 · 3.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/10°C · wind 15 km/h WSW, gusts 24 · 4.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R315°/9°C · wind 15 km/h NE, gusts 30 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R414°/8°C · wind 19 km/h NE, gusts 32 · 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
- Angel Cabrera ARG · 276Led early and got within a stroke of Montgomerie, but missed a short birdie putt at the 17th and failed to get up and down from a greenside bunker at the last. Golf: Monty revels in fresh pastures - The Independent (Andy Farrell, 17 May 1999; with final scores)
- Per-Ulrik Johansson SWE · 276Closed with a 69 to share second, three strokes behind. Golf: Monty revels in fresh pastures - The Independent (Andy Farrell, 17 May 1999; with final scores)
148 started, 65 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Benson & Hedges International Open
The Oxfordshire, The Oxfordshire, Thame, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Colin Montgomerie
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
17 May 1999
I didn't know I had a two-shot lead, but I hit the ball solidly and as soon as it was in the air the tournament was over.
The Independent
17 May 1999
It seems to benefit me to take a break and come back fresh,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Montgomerie | 68 · 66 · 71 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Per-Ulrik Johansson | 68 · 65 · 74 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Angel Cabrera | 69 · 67 · 71 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Diego Borrego | 74 · 67 · 66 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | 65 · 72 · 72 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| 6 | Jeremy Robinson | 73 · 67 · 74 · 64 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Richard Green | 72 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Per Nyman | 74 · 66 · 73 · 66 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Bob May | 71 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Patrik Sjoland | 69 · 70 · 71 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Eduardo Romero | 71 · 68 · 73 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Bernhard Langer | 68 · 72 · 68 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Nick Faldo | 68 · 69 · 73 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Jean Van de Velde | 71 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Eamonn Darcy | 72 · 68 · 68 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1963-06-23, Glasgow, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 1987; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 18; world No. 8 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 20, 1999) from the OWGR player profile events table (OWGR event page also lists 8). age_that_week computed from the sourced birth date (Wikipedia/OWGR 1963-06-23) and the sourced final-round date 16 May 1999. tour_wins_to_date 18 = Wikipedia 1999 European Tour season table '(18)'; majors_to_date null (infobox majorwins blank).).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet