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Sunday 3 October 1999European TourYear in Review
Garcia wins Linde German Masters
Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof, Cologne, Germany · Thursday 30 September to Sunday 3 October 1999 · Sergio Garcia’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse €1,750,000 EUR · Linde
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 10 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 34° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/14°C · wind 20 km/h SW, gusts 39 · 18.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R216°/13°C · wind 32 km/h WSW, gusts 59 · 2.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/9°C · wind 33 km/h SW, gusts 67 · 13.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R414°/9°C · wind 28 km/h SW, gusts 54 · 1.1 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
- Padraig Harrington IRL · 277Closed with a 67 but bogeyed the 72nd hole; in the playoff chipped in after finding water, then lost to Garcia's birdie on the second extra hole. Garcia grabs stunning win - BBC News
- Ian Woosnam WAL · 277Missed a four-foot putt to win on the 72nd hole, then bogeyed the first playoff hole and was eliminated. Garcia grabs stunning win - BBC News
104 started, 70 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Linde German Masters
Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof, Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof, Cologne, Germany
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sergio Garcia
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
3 October 1999
I knew I had to make those two putts because I didn't know what Paidraig would do, he's capable of anything.
BBC News
3 October 1999
After I missed my birdie putts on the 17th and 18th I thought it had gone,
BBC News
3 October 1999
Now I've won two so I have to win more .
BBC News
3 October 1999
I was expecting Sergio to hole the putt first time around and I expected him to do it again second time around,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Garcia | 68 · 69 · 72 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Padraig Harrington | 70 · 70 · 70 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Ian Woosnam | 68 · 74 · 66 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Jose Rivero | 68 · 66 · 75 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Peter Baker | 70 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| 6 | Alex Cejka | 66 · 73 · 69 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Carlos Franco | 69 · 75 · 68 · 68 | 280 | |
| T7 | Retief Goosen | 67 · 69 · 74 · 70 | 280 | |
| T9 | Bernhard Langer | 70 · 71 · 71 · 69 | 281 | |
| T9 | Peter Mitchell | 72 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 281 | |
| T9 | Colin Montgomerie | 70 · 67 · 72 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1980-01-09, Borriol, Castellón, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1999; age 19 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 24 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 40, 1999) from OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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