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Sunday 13 February 2000European TourYear in Review
Wei-tze wins Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open
Templer Park Country Club, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 February 2000 · Yeh Wei-tze’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse US$825,000 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 73° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/24°C · wind 8 km/h N, gusts 24 · 5.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/23°C · wind 5 km/h ENE, gusts 20 · 9.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/23°C · wind 7 km/h NNW, gusts 23 · 4.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/23°C · wind 8 km/h ENE, gusts 23 · 24.3 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 · 279Tied for second, one stroke behind, after Yeh double-bogeyed the 72nd hole and still won by one. Closed with 70. Taiwan's Yeh Wei-tze wins by one - Golftoday
- Des Terblanche RSA · 279Tied for second, one stroke behind, after Yeh double-bogeyed the 72nd hole and still won by one. Closed with 68. Taiwan's Yeh Wei-tze wins by one - Golftoday
- Craig Hainline USA · 279Tied for second, one stroke behind, after Yeh double-bogeyed the 72nd hole and still won by one. Closed with 67. Taiwan's Yeh Wei-tze wins by one - Golftoday
143 started, 67 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open
Templer Park Country Club, Templer Park Country Club, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Yeh Wei-tze
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via CNNSI.com
13 February 2000
Honestly, I can't believe it at all. This is the most glorious moment in my career because it is the first time I'm winning a professional tournament.
Golftoday (unbylined report)
13 February 2000
I was very nervous when I stepped on to the 17th tee. I was so excited to be on the fringe of success. Fortunately I managed to pull it off.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeh Wei-tze | 74 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | Padraig Harrington | 68 · 69 · 72 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T2 | Des Terblanche | 71 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T2 | Craig Hainline | 71 · 72 · 69 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T5 | Nico van Rensburg | 71 · 65 · 71 · 73 | 280 | |
| T5 | Zhang Lian-wei | 66 · 71 · 75 · 68 | 280 | |
| T5 | Jeev Milkha Singh | 68 · 72 · 70 · 70 | 280 | |
| T5 | Retief Goosen | 68 · 74 · 67 · 71 | 280 | |
| T9 | Arjun Atwal | 65 · 70 · 75 · 71 | 281 | |
| T9 | Per-Ulrik Johansson | 71 · 71 · 68 · 71 | 281 |
The golfer
born 1973-02-20, Taipei, Taiwan; TPE; turned pro 1994; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 771 that week (OWGR rank entering the week (rankBefore 771 -> rankAfter 373), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet