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Sunday 5 March 2000European TourYear in Review
Coceres wins Dubai Desert Classic
Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 March 2000 · Jose Coceres’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse US$1,300,000 USD
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 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/16°C · wind 29 km/h WSW, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/19°C · wind 42 km/h W, gusts 66 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/15°C · wind 19 km/h WSW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/16°C · wind 24 km/h WSW, gusts 43 · 0 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
- Paul McGinley IRL · 276Began the final round eight shots off the lead and closed with 67, finishing two behind; said he took the wrong lines at the 17th and 18th. Coceres wins Dubai Desert Classic (AP) - CNNSI.com
- Patrik Sjoland SWE · 276Closed with 66-67 and was already in the clubhouse on 276 when Coceres double-bogeyed the 72nd hole, which only shortened the winning margin to two. Coceres cruises to second European win - Golftoday
142 started, 74 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Dubai Desert Classic
Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club, Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jose Coceres
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via CNNSI.com
5 March 2000
It was very, very good for me to win because with a five-shot lead it wouldn't have been good to finish second
Golftoday (unbylined report)
5 March 2000
I made sure I could send a message to my family. I had it prepared in the hope I would win.
Golftoday (unbylined report)
5 March 2000
My goal is to get back into the top 50 in the world
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Coceres | 64 · 69 · 68 · 73 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Paul McGinley | 67 · 72 · 70 · 67 | 276 | |
| T2 | Patrik Sjoland | 71 · 72 · 66 · 67 | 276 | |
| T4 | Stephen Gallacher | 69 · 74 · 68 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Paul Lawrie | 66 · 75 · 69 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Lee Westwood | 64 · 75 · 68 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Jamie Spence | 70 · 67 · 69 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| 8 | Russell Claydon | 70 · 73 · 64 · 72 | 279 | |
| T9 | Alastair Forsyth | 68 · 72 · 70 · 70 | 280 | |
| T9 | Paul Affleck | 67 · 71 · 70 · 72 | 280 |
The golfer
born 1963-08-14, Chaco Province, Argentina; ARG; turned pro 1986; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 171 that week (OWGR rankBefore 171 (week 9, 2000) from OWGR player profile events table; OWGR event page rankFrom 171. Age 36 stated by Golftoday ("the 36-year-old Argentine"). tour_wins_to_date 2 = Wikipedia season table "(2)"; majors_to_date null (infobox majorwins blank)).
What’s in the bag
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