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Sunday 6 June 1999European TourYear in Review
Clarke wins Compass Group English Open
Hanbury Manor, near Hertford, England · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 June 1999 · Darren Clarke’s win no. 5 on the European Tour · purse £600,000 GBP · Compass Group · final round interrupted by a 90-minute thunderstorm delay (Golftoday/PA; The Independent)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 16 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/12°C · wind 28 km/h SSW, gusts 53 · 2.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/10°C · wind 28 km/h SW, gusts 56 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/9°C · wind 20 km/h SSW, gusts 41 · 6.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/10°C · wind 17 km/h W, gusts 42 · 3.3 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
- John Bickerton ENG · 270Came from seven behind to within one with four straight birdies around the turn and a birdie at the 12th after the storm delay, then duffed a chip for a bogey at the 13th; closed with a 65. Golf: Clarke hangs on to fend off Bickerton - The Independent (Andy Farrell, 7 June 1999; with results list)
154 started, 75 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Compass Group English Open
Hanbury Manor, Hanbury Manor, near Hertford, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Darren Clarke
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
PA (via Golftoday)
6 June 1999
This was the fruit of the work I did with Butch. And now hopefully I will take my game on. I want to play like this more consistently.
The Independent
7 June 1999
I have not been in the situation of having a five-stroke lead before and I had it all to lose.
The Independent
7 June 1999
With a child on the way, that's great. I am over the moon with a 65. I thought I might put some pressure on Darren but he handled it well.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Clarke | 68 · 65 · 67 · 68 | 268 | −20 |
| 2 | John Bickerton | 64 · 73 · 68 · 65 | 270 | −18 |
| T3 | David Carter | 67 · 71 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Stephen Leaney | 68 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Colin Montgomerie | 70 · 70 · 65 · 70 | 275 | |
| T5 | Andrew Coltart | 68 · 73 · 64 · 70 | 275 | |
| T7 | Mark Roe | 71 · 72 · 68 · 65 | 276 | |
| T7 | Olle Karlsson | 67 · 72 · 70 · 67 | 276 | |
| T7 | Dean Robertson | 69 · 70 · 70 · 67 | 276 | |
| T7 | Fredrik Lindgren | 71 · 71 · 67 · 67 | 276 | |
| T7 | Peter Senior | 69 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 276 | |
| T7 | Gary Orr | 68 · 71 · 66 · 71 | 276 |
The golfer
born 1968-08-14, Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 1990; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 25 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 23, 1999) from the OWGR player profile events table; OWGR event page also lists rank 25. Age 30 stated by Golftoday/PA ('The 30-year-old Ulsterman') and The Independent. tour_wins_to_date 5 = Wikipedia 1999 European Tour season table '(5)' (Wikipedia Clarke article: 'his fifth European Tour win'); majors_to_date 0 = Wikipedia (first major the 2011 Open Championship).).
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