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Sunday 2 May 1999European TourYear in Review
Robertson wins Fiat and Fila Italian Open
Turin, Italy (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 29 April to Sunday 2 May 1999 · Dean Robertson’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €1,000,000 EUR · Fiat and Fila
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 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Padraig Harrington IRL · 272Led by one overnight but bogeyed the 16th and 17th; his 15-foot birdie at the last secured outright second, one behind. Golf: Robertson upsets the form book - The Independent (Mark Garrod, 3 May 1999)
140 started, 80 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Fiat and Fila Italian Open
Turin, Italy
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Dean Robertson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
3 May 1999
My legs were shaking the last few holes, but I held my nerve.
Golftoday
2 May 1999
I've had chats with Stephen Hendry and he said the key to his success was his practice. Missing so many cuts this year did at least give me more time for practice!
The Independent
3 May 1999
It didn't count for much. I wanted to win. But Dean played well and thoroughly deserved to win.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Robertson | 70 · 65 · 68 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Padraig Harrington | 68 · 66 · 68 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Russell Claydon | 66 · 68 · 73 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T3 | Phillip Price | 71 · 71 · 68 · 63 | 273 | −15 |
| T3 | Gary Evans | 65 · 72 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Ricardo Gonzalez | 71 · 65 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Francisco Cea | 67 · 65 · 71 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Retief Goosen | 69 · 68 · 72 · 65 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | 68 · 68 · 70 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | John Senden | 71 · 66 · 71 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Costantino Rocca | 71 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Gary Orr | 70 · 65 · 72 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1970-07-11, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada; SCO; turned pro 1993; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 304 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 18, 1999) from the OWGR player profile events table (OWGR event page also lists 304). Age 28 stated by Golftoday and The Independent ('The 28-year-old from Paisley'; 'the Canadian-born Scot'). tour_wins_to_date 1 = Wikipedia 1999 European Tour season table '(1)' (first European Tour win per Golftoday/Independent). Born 1970-07-11, birthplace Sarnia, Ontario, Canada and turned_pro 1993 from the Wikipedia infobox/text (read via API, top-up 2026-10-28); consistent with the stated age 28.).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet