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Sunday 24 September 2000European TourYear in Review
Westwood wins Belgacom Open
Royal Zoute Golf Club, Knokke-Le-Zoute, Belgium · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 September 2000 · Lee Westwood’s win no. 14 on the European Tour · Belgacom
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 42 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 37° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/11°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/14°C · wind 21 km/h S, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/14°C · wind 22 km/h ESE, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/12°C · wind 20 km/h SSE, gusts 39 · 4.8 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
- Eduardo Romero ARG · 270closed with 66 to finish alone in second, but Westwood had gone clear with four birdies in seven holes around the turn and won by four Westwood on top after 5th win of season - Golf Today
142 started, 83 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
Lee Westwood
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
24 September 2000
There's no magic pill you can take, just work, and it can take me to the next level.
BBC Sport
24 September 2000
I don't think I have hit the ball as well as I did this week. I would rate my week a seven out of 10 but today I played better than seven.
Golf Today
24 September 2000
Taking up yoga 18 months ago was the best thing I've ever done and my confidence, too, has been sky-high since winning in Switzerland,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Westwood | 65 · 69 · 67 · 65 | 266 | −18 |
| 2 | Eduardo Romero | 69 · 67 · 68 · 66 | 270 | |
| T3 | Tom Gillis | 67 · 64 · 71 · 69 | 271 | |
| T3 | Padraig Harrington | 65 · 67 · 68 · 71 | 271 | |
| T5 | Alastair Forsyth | 272 | ||
| T5 | Dean Robertson | 69 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 272 | |
| T7 | Marc Farry | 65 · 69 · 71 · 68 | 273 | |
| T7 | J-F Remesy | 66 · 69 · 72 · 66 | 273 | |
| T7 | Paul McGinley | 68 · 68 · 71 · 66 | 273 | |
| T7 | David Park | 68 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 273 | |
| T7 | Soren Hansen | 67 · 71 · 63 · 72 | 273 |
The golfer
born 1973-04-24, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1993; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 14; world No. 6 that week (OWGR rankBefore 6 (rankAfter 4) per OWGR player profile events table 2000; age stated by Golf Today ('the 27-year-old Englishman')).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet