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Monday 1 June 1998European TourYear in Review
Westwood wins Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe
Gut Kaden Golf Club, Alveslohe (near Hamburg), Germany · Friday 29 May to Monday 1 June 1998 · Lee Westwood’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse £1,100,000 GBP · Deutsche Bank / SAP · Friday-to-Monday event: started Friday 29 May (Golf Today dates 29 May - 1 June); final round Monday 1 June.
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 28 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/12°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 30 · 1.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/13°C · wind 13 km/h NE, gusts 34 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/13°C · wind 9 km/h WSW, gusts 24 · 8.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/11°C · wind 18 km/h WNW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course 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
- Darren Clarke NIR · 266Birdied four of his last five holes to close within one, but needed a two at the 18th after Westwood's 18-foot closing birdie; holed a 25-foot putt to finish one behind. Golf: Westwood fights off friendly rival - The Independent
154 started, 82 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe
Gut Kaden Golf Club, Gut Kaden Golf Club, Alveslohe (near Hamburg), Germany
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lee Westwood
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent (John Oakley)
2 June 1998
Clarkie made my heart jump when he holed that long one but luckily I made birdie there just before him. We are great mates and Darren was the first to shake my hand,
Golf Today (final round report, unbylined)
1 June 1998
I finally closed the door, so it's the biggest birdie of the week,
The Independent (John Oakley)
2 June 1998
Lee did fantastic to make three under the cosh because he knew I was coming after him. It's nice to have this rivalry and I hope we can chase each other in the Order of Merit.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Westwood | 69 · 69 · 61 · 66 | 265 | −23 |
| 2 | Darren Clarke | 67 · 66 · 65 · 68 | 266 | −22 |
| 3 | Mark O'Meara | 67 · 69 · 63 · 70 | 269 | −19 |
| T4 | Philip Walton | 69 · 70 · 65 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Bernhard Langer | 67 · 66 · 70 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Peter Senior | 69 · 67 · 64 · 71 | 271 | −17 |
| T7 | Jim Payne | 70 · 68 · 69 · 65 | 272 | −16 |
| T7 | David Howell | 69 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T7 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | 69 · 69 · 65 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T10 | Colin Montgomerie | 67 · 67 · 72 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T10 | Paul Lawrie | 68 · 72 · 66 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T10 | Bob May | 67 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1973-04-24, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1993; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 16 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 22, 1998) from the OWGR player profile events table. Age computed from sourced birth date (Wikipedia) and the 1 June 1998 finish. tour_wins_to_date 3 = Wikipedia 1998 season table '(3)'.).
What’s in the bag
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