Sven Strüver
Name:
Sven StrüverCountry:
GermanyBorn:
Aug 9, 1967 in Bremen, Germany.Original/Home Club:
GC Teutoburger Wald, Bremen.Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
1990Europe
Canon
Played as the Canon European Masters (Sept 3-6). Strüver (Ger) beat Patrik Sjöland (Swe) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record the last of his three European Tour wins. [GC Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans-Montana, Switzerland].
Europe
Sun Microsystems
Played as the Sun Microsystems Dutch Open (July 24-27). Second-placed Russell Claydon (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Strüver (Ger), who posted his second European Tour win. [Hilversumsche GC, Hilversum, nr Amsterdam].
Africa
Alfred Dunhill
Played as the Alfred Dunhill PGA Championship (Feb 15-18; S African/Eurpn Trs event; S African Tr 1995/96 season). Second-placed Ernie Els (RSA) and David Feherty (N.Ire) finished 3 shots behind first-time European Tour winner Struver (Ger). Reduced to 54 holes due to bad weather. [Houghton GC, Johannesburg, RSA].
Tournaments:
Solheim Cup: can Europe defend the most prestigious team trophy in women’s professional golf, when the 17th Solheim Cup is played out at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio (Sept 4-6).
Italian Open: Nicolai Højgaard recorded his first European Tour win (Sept 5), just a week after his twin brother Rasmus landed the European Masters title (Aug 29); the first brothers to win back-to-back on the European Tour.
Who's Who:
Patrick Cantlay: moved into the world top 5, after winning the final two FedEx Cup playoff events and scooping the $15 million first prize.
Trish Johnson: kept the Senior LPGA Championship trophy in European hands, with her second win in this event in its four-year history.
The San Roque Club: "... how best to revitalise a course that had previously been fit to play regular host to the European Tour’s qualifying school finals..." by Toby Ingleton.
New 27-hole golf complex to be built in southern Belgium
A new golf complex in southern Belgium, close to the border with Luxembourg, will start construction in June 2021.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club "makes its tournament debut with the hosting of the Italian Open on the European Tour" by Richard Humphreys
Gamble Sands opens short course:
David McLay Kidd’s 14-hole QuickSands short course has opened for play at Gamble Sands in Brewster, Washington.
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