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Sunday 20 June 1999European TourYear in Review
Martin wins Moroccan Open
Royal Golf Links, Agadir, Morocco · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 June 1999 · Miguel Angel Martin’s win no. 3 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
13 h 58 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 83° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/18°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/18°C · wind 18 km/h WSW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/18°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/18°C · wind 18 km/h WSW, gusts 36 · 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
- David Park WAL · 276led from the first round and by four at 54 holes, bogeyed the last two holes for a 72, then lost the playoff at the sixth extra hole with a bogey five Golftoday: Moroccan Open 1999: Martin keeps cool to win playoff (Wayback Machine)
127 started, 66 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Moroccan Open
Royal Golf Links (Agadir), Royal Golf Links, Agadir, Morocco
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Miguel Angel Martin
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golftoday (round 3 report, Reuters)
19 June 1999
Obviously I'd have preferred to finish with three pars but the title is there for the taking.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel Angel Martin | 67 · 71 · 70 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | David Park | 67 · 69 · 68 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
| 3 | Klas Eriksson | 75 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 279 | |
| T4 | Jorge Berendt | 68 · 71 · 72 · 69 | 280 | |
| T4 | Eric Carlberg | 67 · 72 · 66 · 75 | 280 | |
| 6 | Nick O'Hern | 70 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 281 | |
| T7 | Carlos Larrain | 68 · 70 · 70 · 75 | 283 | |
| T7 | Daren Lee | 68 · 74 · 69 · 72 | 283 | |
| T7 | Andrew Raitt | 73 · 68 · 72 · 70 | 283 | |
| 10 | Stephen Scahill | 71 · 71 · 70 · 72 | 284 |
The golfer
born 1962-05-02, Huelva, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1981; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 412 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile, 1999 events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet