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Sunday 24 October 1999European TourYear in Review
Karlsson wins Belgacom Open
Royal Zoute Golf Club, Knokke-Le-Zoute, Belgium · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 October 1999 · Robert Karlsson’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse €750,000 EUR · Belgacom · third round unfinished on Saturday; completed on Sunday morning before the final round (Golf Today)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
9 h 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 26° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R112°/6°C · wind 28 km/h ESE, gusts 46 · 6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R213°/12°C · wind 23 km/h SSE, gusts 39 · 13.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/11°C · wind 30 km/h S, gusts 61 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R415°/11°C · wind 35 km/h S, gusts 62 · 3.7 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
- Retief Goosen RSA · 273The second-round leader closed with a 70 and missed his birdie attempt at the long 17th, where Karlsson's birdie proved the winning shot. Karlsson wins by a shot after closing 66 - Golf Today
- Jamie Spence ENG · 273Closed with a 67 to share second, one behind. Karlsson wins by a shot after closing 66 - Golf Today
103 started, 69 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
Robert Karlsson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
24 October 1999
I came to this tournament really fresh after three events in the States and really fired up,
Golf Today
24 October 1999
It was a bit tense, especially the first few holes,
Golf Today
24 October 1999
Anyway, this definitely makes up for it. Probably if I'd played Ryder Cup I wouldn't have been fresh here to win.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Karlsson | 69 · 68 · 69 · 66 | 272 | −12 |
| T2 | Jamie Spence | 273 | −11 | |
| T2 | Retief Goosen | 65 · 71 · 67 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| T4 | Greg Turner | 275 | −9 | |
| T4 | Per-Ulrik Johansson | 69 · 66 · 70 · 70 | 275 | −9 |
| T6 | Stephen Gallacher | 72 · 70 · 66 · 68 | 276 | −8 |
| T6 | Paul Broadhurst | 73 · 69 · 68 · 66 | 276 | −8 |
| T6 | Thomas Bjorn | 73 · 68 · 69 · 66 | 276 | −8 |
| T6 | Mats Lanner | 72 · 68 · 70 · 66 | 276 | −8 |
| 10 | Des Smyth | 70 · 70 · 68 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1969-09-03, Katrineholm, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1989; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 88 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 43, 1999) from OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet