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Sunday 2 April 2000European TourYear in Review
Harrington wins Brazil São Paulo 500 Years Open
Sao Paulo Golf Club, Sao Paulo, Brazil · Thursday 30 March to Sunday 2 April 2000 · Padraig Harrington’s win no. 2 on the European Tour
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 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/18°C · wind 14 km/h SSE, gusts 30 · 9.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/18°C · wind 9 km/h ESE, gusts 28 · 2.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/18°C · wind 14 km/h SSE, gusts 28 · 1.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/16°C · wind 19 km/h SSE, gusts 37 · 7.1 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
- Gerry Norquist USA · 272Closed with a 68 but could not catch Harrington, who birdied the first to go one clear of the field and was never caught. Harrington wins at last - BBC News Online, 2 April 2000
129 started, 80 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Brazil São Paulo 500 Years Open
Sao Paulo Golf Club, Sao Paulo Golf Club, Sao Paulo, Brazil
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Padraig Harrington
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golftoday
2 April 2000
I felt very relaxed, even after losing last week. I didn't let it get on top of me. I felt comfortable and made a couple of good 20-footers on the back nine.
BBC News Online
2 April 2000
But even coming down the last with a two-shot lead there was still something to play for because you can never be sure.
The Independent
4 April 2000
It's a strange game. I won on my 10th start on the European Tour in 1996. I led from the gun and nothing went wrong. Since then I've had to learn a lot about winning and losing.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Padraig Harrington | 69 · 68 · 65 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| 2 | Gerry Norquist | 69 · 71 · 64 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T3 | Greg Owen | 68 · 70 · 71 · 65 | 274 | −10 |
| T3 | Eduardo Romero | 68 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T3 | Ian Poulter | 69 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T3 | Pedro Rodolfo Martinez | 69 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T3 | Steve Webster | 71 · 66 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T8 | Anders Hansen | 71 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Jean-Francois Remesy | 69 · 67 · 68 · 71 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Miguel Angel Martin | 69 · 68 · 66 · 72 | 275 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1971-08-31, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland; IRL; turned pro 1995; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 53 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 13, 2000) from OWGR player profile events table; age 28 stated by BBC; tour wins 2 = Wikipedia 2000 European Tour season table '(2)' (The Independent: first win since the 1996 Spanish Open); majors_to_date 0 = Wikipedia infobox (his major wins are the 2007 and 2008 Opens and the 2008 PGA, all after this event)).
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