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Sunday 4 October 1998European TourYear in Review
Westwood wins Belgacom Open
Royal Zoute Golf Club, Knokke-Le-Zoute, Belgium · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 October 1998 · Lee Westwood’s win no. 6 on the European Tour · purse £400,000 GBP · Belgacom
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 06 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 33° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/12°C · wind 21 km/h ESE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R212°/6°C · wind 21 km/h ENE, gusts 39 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R37°/6°C · wind 18 km/h ENE, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R48°/6°C · wind 12 km/h E, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Fredrik Jacobson SWE · 268Holed a long birdie putt at the 17th to force a playoff, then lost at the first extra hole when his 20-footer slid right after Westwood holed from 25 feet; the finish saved his tour card. Golf: Westwood closes the gap on Monty - The Independent
118 started, 67 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Belgacom Open
Royal Zoute Golf Club, Royal Zoute Golf Club, Knokke-Le-Zoute, Belgium
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lee Westwood
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (Reuters)
4 October 1998
If somebody had offered me five wins at the start of the year I'd have taken their hand off,
The Independent (John Oakley)
5 October 1998
I holed out from 116 yards, but I missed from eight feet at the 9th and two feet at the 11th, so maybe I deserved a bit of luck.
The Independent (John Oakley)
5 October 1998
But all credit to Freddie Jacobson. To nearly win the tournament when you needed to finish in the top eight to save your tour card was a tremendous achievement.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Westwood | 67 · 68 · 67 · 66 | 268 | −16 |
| 2 | Fredrik Jacobson | 65 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 268 | −16 |
| T3 | Robert Karlsson | 64 · 72 · 68 · 66 | 270 | −14 |
| T3 | Greg Turner | 64 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 270 | −14 |
| T5 | Peter Mitchell | 70 · 68 · 66 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T5 | Jarmo Sandelin | 70 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| T7 | Mark Mouland | 71 · 71 · 67 · 64 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Alex Cejka | 69 · 71 · 67 · 66 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Michael Jonzon | 70 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 273 | −11 |
| T10 | Paul Affleck | 70 · 70 · 69 · 65 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Joakim Haeggman | 70 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Gordon Brand Jnr. | 71 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Rolf Muntz | 66 · 67 · 73 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Peter O'Malley | 69 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Anthony Wall | 69 · 68 · 67 · 70 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Paolo Quirici | 67 · 71 · 66 · 70 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1973-04-24, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1993; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 0; world No. 9 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 40, 1998) from OWGR player profile events table; = OWGR event page rank).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet