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Sunday 31 October 1999European TourYear in Review

Jimenez wins Volvo Masters

Montecastillo Hotel & Golf Resort, Jerez, Spain · Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 October 1999 · Miguel Angel Jimenez’s win no. 6 on the European Tour · purse €1,400,000 EUR · Volvo

The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.

The weather

10 h 28 m

of daylight on the final day, the sun 38° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).

  1. R123°/16°C · wind 10 km/h NNE, gusts 21 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
  2. R224°/16°C · wind 16 km/h S, gusts 34 · 2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
  3. R322°/14°C · wind 11 km/h W, gusts 24 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
  4. R423°/12°C · wind 9 km/h NNE, gusts 17 · 0 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

66 started, 65 made it

Same week

DP World Tour event

Volvo Masters

Montecastillo Hotel & Golf Resort, Montecastillo Hotel & Golf Resort, Jerez, Spain

4 of 5 researched

Winner

Miguel Angel Jimenez

269Total
−19To par
2 strokesMargin

Runner-up not yet researched.

From the papers

CNN/SI (Reuters)

I feel a great satisfaction. Being the first Spaniard to win the Volvo Masters in its 12 years makes me feel very proud,

Miguel Angel Jimenez, quoted in CNN/SI (Reuters), 31 October 1999. The report

CNN/SI (Reuters)

Also, winning here with all my friends and family, with half of my native village of Churriana here, makes me very happy. This has been the best year of my career.

Miguel Angel Jimenez, quoted in CNN/SI (Reuters), 31 October 1999. The report

CNN/SI (Reuters)

They all shaved the hole,

Bernhard Langer, quoted in CNN/SI (Reuters), 31 October 1999. The report

Golf Today (third-round report)

When I won at Slaley Hall in 1996 and the French Open for the first time in 1997, I led after every round so I know I can win from the front.

Retief Goosen, quoted in Golf Today (third-round report), 30 October 1999. The report
Top 10
PosPlayerRoundsTotalTo par
1Miguel Angel Jimenez68 · 67 · 69 · 65269−19
T2Bernhard Langer66 · 70 · 69 · 66271
T2Padraig Harrington66 · 65 · 73 · 67271
T2Retief Goosen62 · 68 · 70 · 71271
T5Darren Clarke67 · 70 · 70 · 66273
T5Sergio Garcia69 · 68 · 67 · 69273
T7Thomas Bjorn66 · 71 · 71 · 66274
T7Miguel Angel Martin69 · 68 · 67 · 70274
T7Michael Campbell70 · 65 · 67 · 72274
T10Peter O'Malley73 · 69 · 69 · 64275
T10Ian Woosnam71 · 68 · 69 · 67275
T10Jean Van de Velde71 · 69 · 68 · 67275
T10Jarmo Sandelin68 · 73 · 67 · 67275
T10Paul Lawrie69 · 68 · 69 · 69275
T10Jose Coceres71 · 64 · 68 · 72275
The golfer

born 1964-01-05, Málaga, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1982; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 6; world No. 41 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 44, 1999) from OWGR player profile events table).

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