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Sunday 10 September 2000European TourYear in Review
Romero wins Canon European Masters
Golf Club Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans Montana, Switzerland · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 September 2000 · Eduardo Romero’s win no. 7 on the European Tour · Canon
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R113°/7°C · wind 6 km/h NW, gusts 41 · 5.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/0°C · wind 6 km/h E, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/5°C · wind 7 km/h ESE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/7°C · wind 7 km/h SE, gusts 28 · 0.8 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
- Thomas Bjørn DEN · 271Closed with a 66 including seven birdies; bogeyed the 16th but took second when Clarke double-bogeyed the 16th and dropped a shot at the 17th, still ten behind Romero. Romero coasts to ten shot win - Golf Today
149 started, 81 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Canon European Masters
Golf Club Crans-sur-Sierre (Alpine Course), Golf Club Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans Montana, Switzerland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Eduardo Romero
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
10 September 2000
I feel great, very strong like Tiger Woods,
Golf Today
10 September 2000
Definitely the key was my concentration. I've been practising yoga for over a year now and I'm a completely different man.
RTÉ Sport (Amanda Fennelly)
11 September 2000
I feel I am playing really well at the moment, So why stop now? I feel very comfortable out there,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eduardo Romero | 64 · 68 · 62 · 67 | 261 | −23 |
| 2 | Thomas Bjørn | 72 · 64 · 69 · 66 | 271 | |
| 3 | Darren Clarke | 68 · 67 · 67 · 70 | 272 | |
| 4 | Niclas Fasth | 74 · 66 · 69 · 64 | 273 | |
| 5 | Mathias Gronberg | 72 · 66 · 67 · 69 | 274 | |
| T6 | Nick Faldo | 69 · 73 · 66 · 67 | 275 | |
| T6 | Phillip Price | 69 · 68 · 67 · 71 | 275 | |
| T8 | Matthew Blackey | 71 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 276 | |
| T8 | Jarrod Moseley | 68 · 67 · 71 · 70 | 276 | |
| T10 | Angel Cabrera | 69 · 72 · 69 · 67 | 277 | |
| T10 | Michael Campbell | 65 · 74 · 70 · 68 | 277 | |
| T10 | Dean Robertson | 71 · 73 · 63 · 70 | 277 |
The golfer
born 1954-07-17, Córdoba, Argentina; ARG; turned pro 1982; age 46 that week; tour wins to date: 7; world No. 78 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 36, 2000) from OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet