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Sunday 25 July 1999European TourYear in Review
Westwood wins TNT Dutch Open
Hilversumsche Golf Club, Hilversum, Netherlands · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 July 1999 · Lee Westwood’s win no. 7 on the European Tour · purse €1,100,000 EUR · TNT
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/14°C · wind 26 km/h W, gusts 49 · 8.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/13°C · wind 20 km/h NW, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/14°C · wind 14 km/h W, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/15°C · wind 18 km/h NW, gusts 34 · 0.6 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
- Gary Orr SCO · 270the overnight leader birdied the 16th to get within one, then three-putted the 17th for a bogey; his 18-foot birdie at the last left him one behind Golftoday: TNT Dutch Open 1999: Westwood snatches victory after record 63 (Wayback Machine)
144 started, 72 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
TNT Dutch Open
Hilversumsche Golf Club, Hilversumsche Golf Club, Hilversum, Netherlands
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lee Westwood
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golftoday (report)
25 July 1999
I wasn't sure how far the new clubs were going to go so after the first round I got TNT to bring my old set out - which is a good mention for the sponsor!
Golftoday (report)
25 July 1999
I'm still quite a way behind Colin but it's a big week next week and back to back wins is not out of the question.
Golftoday (report)
25 July 1999
If someone beats you fair and square then good luck to them.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Westwood | 72 · 68 · 66 · 63 | 269 | −15 |
| 2 | Gary Orr | 69 · 67 · 65 · 69 | 270 | |
| T3 | Eduardo Romero | 67 · 68 · 72 · 64 | 271 | |
| T3 | Jarrod Moseley | 68 · 70 · 67 · 66 | 271 | |
| T5 | Darren Clarke | 72 · 65 · 67 · 70 | 274 | |
| T5 | Craig Spence | 73 · 67 · 66 · 68 | 274 | |
| T5 | Maarten Lafeber | 73 · 68 · 64 · 69 | 274 | |
| T8 | Nick Price | 73 · 66 · 67 · 69 | 275 | |
| T8 | Andrew Oldcorn | 76 · 66 · 67 · 66 | 275 | |
| T8 | John Huston | 69 · 72 · 65 · 69 | 275 | |
| T8 | Jonathan Lomas | 70 · 66 · 68 · 71 | 275 | |
| T8 | Rolf Muntz | 67 · 70 · 66 · 72 | 275 | |
| T8 | Ian Garbutt | 70 · 72 · 68 · 65 | 275 | |
| T8 | Angel Cabrera | 67 · 71 · 67 · 70 | 275 |
The golfer
born 1973-04-24, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1993; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 7; world No. 7 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile, 1999 events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet