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Monday 31 May 1999European TourYear in Review
Montgomerie wins Volvo PGA Championship
Wentworth Club (West Course), Virginia Water, Surrey, England · Friday 28 to Monday 31 May 1999 · Colin Montgomerie’s win no. 19 on the European Tour · purse €1,820,000 EUR · Volvo · Thursday-Monday event; final round played on the Bank Holiday Monday, 31 May (Golftoday/PA; The Independent; Wikipedia dates 28-31 May)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/11°C · wind 28 km/h SW, gusts 57 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/11°C · wind 18 km/h ENE, gusts 42 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R315°/10°C · wind 22 km/h NE, gusts 45 · 3.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R415°/10°C · wind 10 km/h ENE, gusts 22 · 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
- Mark James ENG · 275Joined a four-way tie for the lead before the leaders teed off and cut Montgomerie's lead to one, but finished five behind after Montgomerie's birdie-birdie-eagle run from the 10th; a closing birdie edged out Paul Eales for second. Monty produces top form to retain title - Golftoday final round report (PA; Wayback Machine copy)
156 started · cut +2, 66 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo PGA Championship
Wentworth Club (West Course), Wentworth Club (West Course), Virginia Water, Surrey, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Colin Montgomerie
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
1 June 1999
To defend in any sport is difficult, especially in golf when 150 players start on day one, so to achieve it in the manner I did is very, very satisfying,
PA (via Golftoday)
31 May 1999
For ball-striking and course management the last couple of rounds were the best I have played,
The Independent
1 June 1999
I've got other commitments. There are vegetables to be picked.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Montgomerie | 69 · 70 · 67 · 64 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | Mark James | 67 · 70 · 72 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| 3 | Paul Eales | 68 · 70 · 71 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Ernie Els | 68 · 67 · 74 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Retief Goosen | 67 · 69 · 70 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Stephen Leaney | 73 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | David Carter | 71 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Mathias Gronberg | 69 · 73 · 67 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Bernhard Langer | 65 · 73 · 70 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Jose Maria Olazabal | 68 · 70 · 72 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Jarmo Sandelin | 70 · 72 · 71 · 66 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Sven Struver | 75 · 69 · 69 · 66 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1963-06-23, Glasgow, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 1987; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 19; world No. 8 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 22, 1999) from the OWGR player profile events table (OWGR event page also lists 8; Golftoday/PA: 'moves up from eighth to fifth in the world rankings'). Age 35 stated by Golftoday/PA. tour_wins_to_date 19 = Wikipedia 1999 European Tour season table '(19)'; majors_to_date null (infobox majorwins blank).).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet