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Sunday 27 June 1999European TourYear in Review
Park wins Compaq European Grand Prix
Slaley Hall, Northumberland, England · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 June 1999 · David Park’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €900,000 EUR · Compaq
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
17 h 03 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/8°C · wind 6 km/h SW, gusts 17 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/9°C · wind 14 km/h S, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/10°C · wind 19 km/h SE, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/9°C · wind 15 km/h SW, gusts 37 · 15.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre 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
- David Carter ENG · 275level with Park on 14 under on the 18th tee, he missed a six-foot par putt at the last Golftoday: Compaq European Grand Prix 1999: Victory for Park (PA) (Wayback Machine)
- Retief Goosen RSA · 275closed with a 66 including seven birdies to get within one, then watched Park and Carter play the 18th Golftoday: Compaq European Grand Prix 1999: Victory for Park (PA) (Wayback Machine)
149 started
Same week
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Compaq European Grand Prix
Slaley Hall, Slaley Hall, Northumberland, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
David Park
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golftoday (PA report)
27 June 1999
It was an uphill putt running left to right. I concentrated on a good putt and it snuck into the corner.
Golftoday (PA report)
27 June 1999
I'd better get some practice in, that will be a tough trial. I knew about the exemption and it seems a lot of good news is coming in.
Golftoday (PA report)
27 June 1999
I could not believe I missed the putt at the last. I thought it was going into the hole.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Park | 67 · 65 · 70 · 72 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | David Carter | 65 · 69 · 68 · 73 | 275 | |
| T2 | Retief Goosen | 70 · 68 · 71 · 66 | 275 | |
| 4 | Peter O'Malley | 66 · 71 · 71 · 70 | 278 | |
| 5 | Lee Westwood | 72 · 70 · 67 · 70 | 279 | |
| T6 | Dean Robertson | 72 · 70 · 72 · 68 | 282 | |
| T6 | Ricardo Gonzalez | 70 · 70 · 71 · 71 | 282 | |
| T8 | Warren Bennett | 73 · 70 · 73 · 67 | 283 | |
| T8 | Jose Coceres | 69 · 68 · 73 · 73 | 283 | |
| T8 | Stephen Leaney | 71 · 72 · 69 · 71 | 283 |
The golfer
born 1974-06-25, London, England; WAL; turned pro 1997; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 358 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile, 1999 events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet