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Sunday 14 March 1999European TourYear in Review
Jiménez wins Turespaña Masters - Open Andalucía
Parador course, Malaga, Spain · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 March 1999 · Miguel Ángel Jiménez’s win no. 5 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
11 h 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/12°C · wind 14 km/h SE, gusts 41 · 4.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R216°/11°C · wind 14 km/h ESE, gusts 30 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/13°C · wind 18 km/h ESE, gusts 38 · 2.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/12°C · wind 8 km/h SE, gusts 23 · 2.7 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
- Steve Webster ENG · 268Started the final round in a four-way tie for second, five behind; closed with 66 but finished four behind Jiménez. Golf: Lucky breaks for Jimenez / Webster left chasing shadows - The Independent
147 started, 65 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Turespaña Masters - Open Andalucía
Parador course, Parador course, Malaga, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
13 March 1999
If he's five clear you can't really see anybody catching him. I just hope it blows a gale.
Golf Today
14 March 1999
I lost three strokes. The other players were on their way up and I was on my way down
Golf Today
14 March 1999
It was great to win here at home with my family and friends
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 69 · 66 · 62 · 67 | 264 | −24 |
| 2 | Steve Webster | 69 · 66 · 67 · 66 | 268 | −20 |
| 3 | Raphael Jacquelin | 71 · 67 · 66 · 65 | 269 | −19 |
| 4 | Marc Farry | 69 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| T5 | Alexander Cejka | 71 · 65 · 67 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T5 | Per-Ulrik Johansson | 67 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T5 | Fredrik Lindgren | 67 · 66 · 75 · 64 | 272 | −16 |
| T8 | Thomas Gogele | 68 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T8 | Gary Orr | 67 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T10 | John Bickerton | 68 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | Richard Boxall | 70 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | Ian Garbutt | 67 · 67 · 69 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | Bob May | 73 · 65 · 68 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | Roger Winchester | 67 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1964-01-05, Málaga, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1982; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 5; world No. 59 that week (OWGR rankBefore 59 (week 11, 1999) from OWGR player profile events table; OWGR event page rankFrom 59. Age 35 stated by The Independent ("The 35- year-old"). tour_wins_to_date 5 = Wikipedia season table "(5)" and wins table no. 5; majors_to_date null (infobox majorwins blank)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet