Golf Network News
Sunday 28 March 1999European TourYear in Review
Linhart wins Madeira Island Open
Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra, Madeira, Portugal · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 March 1999 · Pedro Linhart’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €500,000 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
12 h 12 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R112°/8°C · wind 15 km/h N, gusts 51 · 3.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R213°/9°C · wind 15 km/h N, gusts 43 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R314°/11°C · wind 11 km/h N, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R415°/10°C · wind 9 km/h NNE, gusts 24 · 0 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
- Mark James ENG · 277Closed with 67 and holed a 20ft birdie putt at the 17th to draw level, but Linhart, playing in the group behind, birdied the 17th to regain a one-shot lead he kept. Golf: Ryder Cup captain on song in Spain - The Independent
129 started, 78 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Madeira Island Open
Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra, Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra, Madeira, Portugal
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Pedro Linhart
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
29 March 1999
I'll keep playing well every week
Golf Today (AP report)
28 March 1999
It's nice to know finally I can do it
Golf Today (AP report)
28 March 1999
I had a bit of luck, like when a snap-hook drive bounced off a tree at the fifth and I was able to chip it forward, then save par.
Golf Today (AP report)
28 March 1999
I was looking at the board. I knew I needed a birdie on the last three holes.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedro Linhart | 70 · 64 · 71 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Mark James | 70 · 71 · 69 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| 3 | David Howell | 68 · 72 · 70 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Retief Goosen | 71 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Diego Borrego | 71 · 67 · 68 · 75 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | John Bickerton | 69 · 71 · 72 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Padraig Harrington | 73 · 71 · 66 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Andrew Coltart | 72 · 70 · 68 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Alberto Binaghi | 71 · 73 · 66 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Ross Drummond | 68 · 71 · 73 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Fredrik Jacobson | 71 · 73 · 71 · 67 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Andrew McLardy | 69 · 73 · 69 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1962-12-30, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1982; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 544 that week (OWGR rankBefore 544 (week 13, 1999) from OWGR player profile events table; OWGR event page rankFrom 544. age_that_week = born 1962-12-30 (Wikipedia) subtracted from event dates. tour_wins_to_date 1 = Wikipedia season table "(1)"; majors_to_date null (infobox majorwins blank)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet