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Sunday 25 June 2000European TourYear in Review
Westwood wins Compaq European Grand Prix
De Vere Slaley Hall Golf Club, Hexham, Northumberland, England · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 June 2000 · Lee Westwood’s win no. 11 on the European Tour · Compaq
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
17 h 03 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/11°C · wind 20 km/h SW, gusts 41 · 6.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R212°/10°C · wind 30 km/h W, gusts 64 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R313°/8°C · wind 17 km/h NW, gusts 35 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R414°/7°C · wind 14 km/h N, gusts 31 · 0 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
- Fredrik Jacobson SWE · 279four behind with eight to play, birdied three of the next five to get within one, then drove into a bunker at the 16th and bogeyed while Westwood birdied Golftoday: Westwood claims three shot win (Wayback Machine)
140 started, 73 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Compaq European Grand Prix
De Vere Slaley Hall, De Vere Slaley Hall Golf Club, Hexham, Northumberland, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lee Westwood
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golftoday
25 June 2000
When you're in front it's easy to lose your composure in that position, and the key is not to panic and not to deviate from your game plan,
Golftoday
25 June 2000
That was a bad shot out of the sand,
Golftoday
25 June 2000
That gave me a head start and I was delighted with that day's work,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Westwood | 68 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Fredrik Jacobson | 69 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T3 | Emanuele Canonica | 69 · 73 · 71 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Darren Clarke | 69 · 75 · 68 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| 5 | Andrew Oldcorn | 71 · 73 · 66 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Stephen Allan | 71 · 73 · 71 · 69 | 284 | −4 |
| T6 | Jamie Spence | 69 · 74 · 72 · 69 | 284 | −4 |
| 8 | Nicolas Vanhootegem | 70 · 71 · 72 · 72 | 285 | −3 |
| T9 | Elliot Boult | 286 | −2 | |
| T9 | Greg Turner | 71 · 76 · 70 · 69 | 286 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1973-04-24, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1993; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 11; majors to date: 0; world No. 9 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile, 2000 events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet