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Sunday 21 May 2000European TourYear in Review

Westwood wins Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe

Gut Kaden, Alveslohe (near Hamburg), Germany · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 May 2000 · Lee Westwood’s win no. 10 on the European Tour · purse €2,700,000 EUR · Deutsche Bank / SAP · final round began after a fog delay

The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.

The weather

16 h 03 m

of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).

  1. R115°/6°C · wind 22 km/h SSW, gusts 48 · 1.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
  2. R213°/6°C · wind 17 km/h SW, gusts 41 · 4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
  3. R314°/8°C · wind 16 km/h WNW, gusts 35 · 5.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
  4. R416°/7°C · wind 10 km/h W, gusts 23 · 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

153 started, 78 made it

Same week

DP World Tour event

Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe

Gut Kaden Golf Club, Gut Kaden, Alveslohe (near Hamburg), Germany

4 of 5 researched

Winner

Lee Westwood

273Total
−15To par
3 strokesMargin

Runner-up not yet researched.

From the papers

AP via CNNSI.com

I had a little peek around. I heard an oooh (from the crowd) when I was on the 12th tee.

Lee Westwood, quoted in AP via CNNSI.com, 21 May 2000. The report

BBC Sport

When I hit the second shot on 17 and Emmanuel didn't make birdie I figured I could handle a three-shot lead.

Lee Westwood, quoted in BBC Sport, 21 May 2000. The report

BBC Sport

A lot of it is to do with confidence. I think the old Lee Westwood is back.

Lee Westwood, quoted in BBC Sport, 21 May 2000. The report

AP via CNNSI.com

Hard to figure, but that's golf for you,

Tiger Woods, quoted in AP via CNNSI.com, 21 May 2000. The report
Top 10
PosPlayerRoundsTotalTo par
1Lee Westwood71 · 69 · 69 · 64273−15
2Emanuele Canonica69 · 69 · 71 · 67276−12
T3Jean Van de Velde69 · 71 · 70 · 67277−11
T3Tiger Woods70 · 70 · 67 · 70277−11
T3Ian Woosnam71 · 71 · 69 · 66277−11
T6Miguel Angel Jimenez67 · 69 · 73 · 69278
T6Colin Montgomerie73 · 70 · 68 · 67278
T6Geoff Ogilvy72 · 71 · 66 · 69278
T9David Howell71 · 69 · 72 · 67279
T9Soren Kjeldsen77 · 67 · 66 · 69279
T9Paul McGinley73 · 65 · 72 · 69279
T9Gary Orr73 · 66 · 72 · 68279
The golfer

born 1973-04-24, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1993; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 10; majors to date: 0; world No. 11 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile, 2000 events table); Golftoday: win moved him 'back into the world's top ten').

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