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Sunday 15 August 1999European TourYear in Review
Rocca wins West of Ireland Golf Classic
Galway Bay Golf & Country Club, Galway, Ireland (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 August 1999 · Costantino Rocca’s win no. 5 on the European Tour · purse €350,000 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
14 h 33 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Padraig Harrington IRL · 278level with Rocca with three holes to play, he drove out of bounds at the par-five 16th for a bogey six; Rocca then holed a 30-foot birdie putt at the 18th Golftoday: West of Ireland Golf Classic 1999: Rocca wins first tournament for two years (Wayback Machine)
97 started, 78 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
West of Ireland Golf Classic
Galway Bay Golf & Country Club, Galway Bay Golf & Country Club, Galway, Ireland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Costantino Rocca
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golftoday / The Independent (PA, Phil Casey)
15 August 1999
It's better not thinking about the win now because I still have to win next week,
Golftoday (report)
15 August 1999
I tried to stay concentrated because with the wind the course is tricky and you can make a 65 or 76 here.
Golftoday (report)
15 August 1999
My concentration was poor and the greens felt very quick and that destroyed my ability to hit putts with any confidence.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costantino Rocca | 70 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Padraig Harrington | 69 · 69 · 68 · 72 | 278 | |
| T3 | Des Smyth | 71 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 279 | |
| T3 | Paul Broadhurst | 73 · 66 · 72 · 68 | 279 | |
| T3 | Gary Evans | 70 · 66 · 71 · 72 | 279 | |
| T6 | Michael Long | 69 · 72 · 73 · 66 | 280 | |
| T6 | Paul McGinley | 68 · 69 · 74 · 69 | 280 | |
| T6 | Anders Hansen | 67 · 74 · 71 · 68 | 280 | |
| T9 | Mats Hallberg | 70 · 71 · 71 · 69 | 281 | |
| T9 | Eric Carlberg | 68 · 67 · 74 · 72 | 281 |
The golfer
born 1956-12-04, Bergamo, Italy; ITA; turned pro 1981; age 42 that week; tour wins to date: 5; world No. 110 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile, 1999 events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet