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Sunday 14 May 2000European TourYear in Review
Olazabal wins Benson & Hedges International Open
The Belfry (Brabazon Course), Sutton Coldfield, England · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 May 2000 · Jose Maria Olazabal’s win no. 20 on the European Tour · 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
15 h 31 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/8°C · wind 33 km/h NE, gusts 65 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/8°C · wind 24 km/h ENE, gusts 48 · 1.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/10°C · wind 11 km/h ENE, gusts 21 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/11°C · wind 12 km/h SSE, gusts 28 · 0 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
- Phillip Price WAL · 278Joint leader with Olazabal after Harrington's disqualification; matched him until Olazabal's 20ft birdie at the 15th and eagle at the 17th, then missed his drive on the 18th and bogeyed for a 69. Olazabal joy after Harrington woe - Golftoday final round report (Wayback Machine copy)
155 started, 73 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Benson & Hedges International Open
The Belfry (Brabazon Course), The Belfry (Brabazon Course), Sutton Coldfield, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jose Maria Olazabal
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golftoday
14 May 2000
It became almost matchplay at the turn because we both knew it was going to be between us and no-one else.
The Independent
16 May 2000
There are no secrets. You have to practice and practice. It has been a long trip and a tough one. I have struggled since winning the Masters last year and there have been times when I have been really down.
The Independent
16 May 2000
It was classic matchplay.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Maria Olazabal | 75 · 68 · 66 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Phillip Price | 69 · 72 · 68 · 69 | 278 | |
| T3 | Andrew Coltart | 75 · 71 · 71 · 66 | 283 | |
| T3 | Jose Coceres | 74 · 74 · 68 · 67 | 283 | |
| T5 | Colin Montgomerie | 76 · 69 · 73 · 69 | 287 | |
| T5 | Anthony Wall | 75 · 69 · 73 · 70 | 287 | |
| T5 | Stephen Gallacher | 76 · 71 · 69 · 71 | 287 | |
| T5 | Adam Scott | 71 · 75 · 67 · 74 | 287 | |
| T9 | Angel Cabrera | 72 · 72 · 77 · 67 | 288 | |
| T9 | Jean-Francois Remesy | 73 · 76 · 70 · 69 | 288 | |
| T9 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | 76 · 72 · 71 · 69 | 288 | |
| T9 | Peter O'Malley | 73 · 75 · 69 · 71 | 288 | |
| T9 | Jonathan Lomas | 71 · 71 · 73 · 73 | 288 |
The golfer
born 1966-02-05, Hondarribia, Basque Country, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1985; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 20; majors to date: 2; world No. 67 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 19, 2000) from OWGR player profile events table (OWGR event page also lists rank 67); age 34 stated by Golftoday and The Independent; tour wins 20 = Wikipedia 2000 European Tour season table '(20)' (counts majors) - Golftoday calls it his 18th European Tour title; majors_to_date 2 = Wikipedia (Masters 1994 and 1999, both before this event)).
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