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1996 Volvo PGA Championship

Coordinates: 51°24′N 0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°W / 51.40; -0.59
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1996 Volvo PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates24–27 May 1996
LocationVirginia Water, Surrey, England
51°24′N 0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°W / 51.40; -0.59
Course(s)Wentworth Club
West Course
Tour(s)European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Field150 players, 71 after cut
Cut144 (E)
Prize fund1,008,970
Winner's share€233,324
Champion
Italy Costantino Rocca
274 (−14)
Location map
Wentworth Club is located in England
Wentworth Club
Wentworth Club
Location in England
Wentworth Club is located in Surrey
Wentworth Club
Wentworth Club
Location in Surrey
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The 1996 Volvo PGA Championship was the 42nd edition of the Volvo PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 24–27 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.

Costantino Rocca won his first Volvo PGA Championship with a two stroke victory over Nick Faldo and Paul Lawrie.[1][2]

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, 24 May 1996

Place Player Score To par
1 England Nick Faldo 67 −5
T2 England Paul Curry 68 −4
Zimbabwe Mark McNulty
T4 Australia Robert Allenby 69 −3
Spain Ignacio Garrido
Italy Costantino Rocca
T7 Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr 70 −2
England Stuart Cage
Spain José María Cañizares
Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy
Australia Rodger Davis
England Paul Eales
Sweden Niclas Fasth
Sweden Joakim Haeggman
Sweden Jarmo Sandelin
South Africa Wayne Westner

Second round

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Friday, 25 May 1996

Place Player Score To par
T1 England Nick Faldo 67-69=136 −8
Zimbabwe Mark McNulty 68-68=136
Italy Costantino Rocca 69-67=136
4 Australia Robert Allenby 69-68=137 −7
T5 England Roger Chapman 71-67=138 −6
Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez 72-66=138
Scotland Paul Lawrie 73-65=138
Scotland Gary Orr 71-67=138
T9 Spain José María Cañizares 70-69=139 −5
England Paul Curry 68-71=139
Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy 70-69=139
England Paul Eales 70-69=139
Sweden Niclas Fasth 70-69=139
Sweden Jarmo Sandelin 70-69=139
France Fabrice Tarnaud 72-67=139

Third round

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Saturday, 26 May 1996

Place Player Score To par
T1 Zimbabwe Mark McNulty 68-68-69=205 −11
Italy Costantino Rocca 69-67-69=205
3 Scotland Paul Lawrie 73-65-68=206 −10
T4 England Paul Curry 68-71-69=208 −8
England Nick Faldo 67-69-72=208
Argentina Eduardo Romero 71-69-68=208
T7 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez 72-66-71=209 −7
France Fabrice Tarnaud 72-67-70=209
T9 Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy 70-69-71=210 −6
Wales Mark Litton 74-68-68=210
Scotland Colin Montgomerie 73-68-69=210
Scotland Gary Orr 71-67-72=210

Final round

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Sunday, 27 May 1996

Place Player Score To par Money ()
1 Italy Costantino Rocca 69-67-69-69=274 −14 233,324
T2 England Nick Faldo 67-69-72-68=276 −12 121,590
Scotland Paul Lawrie 73-65-68-70=276
T4 Zimbabwe Mark McNulty 68-68-69-73=278 −10 59,453
Sweden Jarmo Sandelin 70-69-72-67=278
England Andrew Sherborne 74-69-70-65=278
T7 Scotland Colin Montgomerie 73-68-69-69=279 −9 36,073
Scotland Gary Orr 71-67-72-69=279
Sweden Patrik Sjöland 74-67-72-66=279
10 Argentina Eduardo Romero 71-69-68-72=280 −8 28,000

References

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  1. ^ "Champion Costantino". European Tour. 27 May 1996. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Rocca Holds off Faldo to Win Volvo Pga Title". 28 May 1996. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020.