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1996 Volvo PGA Championship
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.
| Tournament information |
|---|
| 24–27 May 1996 |
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| Wentworth ClubWest Course |
| European Tour |
| 72 |
| 150 players, 71 after cut |
| 144 (E) |
| €1,008,970 |
| €233,324 |
| Costantino Rocca |
| 274 (−14) |
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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.
Thursday, 24 May 1996
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Faldo | 67 | −5 |
| T2 | Paul Curry | 68 | −4 |
| Mark McNulty | |||
| T4 | Robert Allenby | 69 | −3 |
| Ignacio Garrido | |||
| Costantino Rocca | |||
| T7 | Gordon Brand Jnr | 70 | −2 |
| Stuart Cage | |||
| José María Cañizares | |||
| Eamonn Darcy | |||
| Rodger Davis | |||
| Paul Eales | |||
| Niclas Fasth | |||
| Joakim Haeggman | |||
| Jarmo Sandelin | |||
| Wayne Westner |
Friday, 25 May 1996
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Nick Faldo | 67-69=136 | −8 |
| Mark McNulty | 68-68=136 | ||
| Costantino Rocca | 69-67=136 | ||
| 4 | Robert Allenby | 69-68=137 | −7 |
| T5 | Roger Chapman | 71-67=138 | −6 |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 72-66=138 | ||
| Paul Lawrie | 73-65=138 | ||
| Gary Orr | 71-67=138 | ||
| T9 | José María Cañizares | 70-69=139 | −5 |
| Paul Curry | 68-71=139 | ||
| Eamonn Darcy | 70-69=139 | ||
| Paul Eales | 70-69=139 | ||
| Niclas Fasth | 70-69=139 | ||
| Jarmo Sandelin | 70-69=139 | ||
| Fabrice Tarnaud | 72-67=139 |
Saturday, 26 May 1996
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Mark McNulty | 68-68-69=205 | −11 |
| Costantino Rocca | 69-67-69=205 | ||
| 3 | Paul Lawrie | 73-65-68=206 | −10 |
| T4 | Paul Curry | 68-71-69=208 | −8 |
| Nick Faldo | 67-69-72=208 | ||
| Eduardo Romero | 71-69-68=208 | ||
| T7 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 72-66-71=209 | −7 |
| Fabrice Tarnaud | 72-67-70=209 | ||
| T9 | Eamonn Darcy | 70-69-71=210 | −6 |
| Mark Litton | 74-68-68=210 | ||
| Colin Montgomerie | 73-68-69=210 | ||
| Gary Orr | 71-67-72=210 |
Sunday, 27 May 1996
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costantino Rocca | 69-67-69-69=274 | −14 | 233,324 |
| T2 | Nick Faldo | 67-69-72-68=276 | −12 | 121,590 |
| Paul Lawrie | 73-65-68-70=276 | |||
| T4 | Mark McNulty | 68-68-69-73=278 | −10 | 59,453 |
| Jarmo Sandelin | 70-69-72-67=278 | |||
| Andrew Sherborne | 74-69-70-65=278 | |||
| T7 | Colin Montgomerie | 73-68-69-69=279 | −9 | 36,073 |
| Gary Orr | 71-67-72-69=279 | |||
| Patrik Sjöland | 74-67-72-66=279 | |||
| 10 | Eduardo Romero | 71-69-68-72=280 | −8 | 28,000 |
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