1996 Volvo PGA Championship

October 2020 1996 Volvo PGA Championship 24–27 May 1996 Virginia Water, Surrey, England Wentworth ClubWest Course European Tour 72 150 players, 71 after cut 144 (E) €1,008,970 €233,324 ITA Costantino Rocca 274 (−14) 1995 1997 UK England#Surrey yes Wentworth Club Location in England##Location in Surrey 51.40 N 0.59 W type:event inline,title 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.https://www.europeantour.com/european-tour/news/articles/detail/champion-costantino/ Champion Costantino 27 May 1996 European Tour 30 October 2020https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1P2-32998309/rocca-holds-off-faldo-to-win-volvo-pga-title Rocca Holds off Faldo to Win Volvo Pga Title St Louis Post-Dispatch Missouri 28 May 1996 Questia subscription 8 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201108200656/https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1P2-32998309/rocca-holds-off-faldo-to-win-volvo-pga-title dead Round summaries First round Thursday, 24 May 1996 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 ENG Nick Faldo67−5T2 ENG Paul Curry68−4 ZIM Mark McNultyT4 AUS Robert Allenby69−3 ESP Ignacio Garrido ITA Costantino RoccaT7 SCO Gordon Brand Jnr70−2 ENG Stuart Cage ESP José María Cañizares IRL Eamonn Darcy AUS Rodger Davis ENG Paul Eales SWE Niclas Fasth SWE Joakim Haeggman SWE Jarmo Sandelin ZAF Wayne Westner Second round Friday, 25 May 1996 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 ENG Nick Faldo67-69=136−8 ZIM Mark McNulty68-68=136 ITA Costantino Rocca69-67=1364 AUS Robert Allenby69-68=137−7T5 ENG Roger Chapman71-67=138−6 ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez72-66=138 SCO Paul Lawrie73-65=138 SCO Gary Orr71-67=138T9 ESP José María Cañizares70-69=139−5 ENG Paul Curry68-71=139 IRL Eamonn Darcy70-69=139 ENG Paul Eales70-69=139 SWE Niclas Fasth70-69=139 SWE Jarmo Sandelin70-69=139 FRA Fabrice Tarnaud72-67=139 Third round Saturday, 26 May 1996 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 ZIM Mark McNulty68-68-69=205−11 ITA Costantino Rocca69-67-69=2053 SCO Paul Lawrie73-65-68=206−10T4 ENG Paul Curry68-71-69=208−8 ENG Nick Faldo67-69-72=208 ARG Eduardo Romero71-69-68=208T7 ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez72-66-71=209−7 FRA Fabrice Tarnaud72-67-70=209T9 IRL Eamonn Darcy70-69-71=210−6 WAL Mark Litton74-68-68=210 SCO Colin Montgomerie73-68-69=210 SCO Gary Orr71-67-72=210 Final round Sunday, 27 May 1996 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (€)1 ITA Costantino Rocca69-67-69-69=274−14233,324T2 ENG Nick Faldo67-69-72-68=276−12121,590 SCO Paul Lawrie73-65-68-70=276T4 ZIM Mark McNulty68-68-69-73=278−1059,453 SWE Jarmo Sandelin70-69-72-67=278 ENG Andrew Sherborne74-69-70-65=278T7 SCO Colin Montgomerie73-68-69-69=279−936,073 SCO Gary Orr71-67-72-69=279 SWE Patrik Sjöland74-67-72-66=27910 ARG Eduardo Romero71-69-68-72=280−828,000 References Category:BMW PGA Championship Category:Golf tournaments in England Volvo PGA Championship Volvo PGA Championship Volvo PGA Championship