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Sunday 7 February 1999European TourYear in Review
Norquist wins Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open
Saujana, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 February 1999 · Gerry Norquist’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse US$750,000 USD · Benson & Hedges
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 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/24°C · wind 4 km/h W, gusts 39 · 2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/23°C · wind 11 km/h NW, gusts 20 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/24°C · wind 7 km/h NNE, gusts 22 · 5.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/24°C · wind 8 km/h NW, gusts 27 · 10.6 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
- Alexander Cejka GER · 283Tied second with Bob May, three behind Norquist, who closed with 71. Golf: Missed putt costs Harrington pounds 17,500 - The Independent
- Bob May USA · 283Tied second with Cejka, three behind. CNN/SI 1999 Malaysian Open leaderboard
131 started, 65 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open
Saujana, Saujana, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Gerry Norquist
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
7 February 1999
I've not been back to Europe since, but I've already decided to join. Now I need to get more raingear
The Independent
7 February 1999
A spectator clicked a camera as I putted - but it's my fault for hearing it. I'm disgusted. I lost concentration. It was harder to miss than hole it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerry Norquist | 67 · 67 · 75 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T2 | Alexander Cejka | 70 · 73 · 69 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T2 | Bob May | 72 · 69 · 70 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T4 | Chang Tse-peng | 77 · 64 · 73 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T4 | Andrew Coltart | 70 · 71 · 73 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T4 | Padraig Harrington | 70 · 73 · 70 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T4 | Shaun Micheel | 69 · 71 · 70 · 74 | 284 | −4 |
| T4 | Chawalit Plaphol | 76 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 284 | −4 |
| T9 | Ed Fryatt | 70 · 69 · 71 · 75 | 285 | −3 |
| T9 | Prayad Marksaeng | 72 · 72 · 72 · 69 | 285 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1962-05-29, Portland, Oregon, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1988; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 796 that week (OWGR rank entering the week (rankBefore 796 -> rankAfter 257), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet