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Sunday 30 January 2000European TourYear in Review
Campbell wins Heineken Classic
The Vines Resort & Country Club, Perth, Western Australia, Australia · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 January 2000 · Michael Campbell’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · Heineken
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 33 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 76° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/20°C · wind 26 km/h E, gusts 52 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R234°/21°C · wind 25 km/h E, gusts 50 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R338°/25°C · wind 22 km/h E, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R438°/25°C · wind 15 km/h SSW, gusts 33 · 3 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
- Thomas Bjorn DEN · 274Two behind with five to play, he lost his way after a 104-minute thunderstorm stoppage, bogeying the 16th and 17th before a closing birdie; closed 70. Campbell wins Heineken Classic (AP) - CNNSI.com
155 started, 67 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Heineken Classic
The Vines Resort & Country Club, The Vines Resort & Country Club, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Michael Campbell
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via CNNSI.com
30 January 2000
The sign of a good player is how he hits shots under pressure and I think I showed that today.
Golftoday (unbylined report)
30 January 2000
Now I can concentrate on trying to win the Volvo Order of Merit, which was my goal after winning the Johnnie Walker Classic
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Campbell | 68 · 69 · 65 · 66 | 268 | −20 |
| 2 | Thomas Bjorn | 68 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| 3 | Alastair Forsyth | 72 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| 4 | Ernie Els | 72 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| 5 | Stephen Leaney | 70 · 69 · 69 · 71 | 279 | |
| 6 | Greg Turner | 74 · 69 · 67 · 70 | 280 | |
| T7 | Greg Norman | 73 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 281 | |
| T7 | Shane Tait | 72 · 71 · 68 · 70 | 281 | |
| T7 | Paul Gow | 71 · 69 · 70 · 71 | 281 | |
| T7 | David Smail | 70 · 70 · 69 · 72 | 281 | |
| T7 | Johan Skold | 71 · 67 · 70 · 73 | 281 |
The golfer
born 1969-02-23, Hāwera, New Zealand; NZL; turned pro 1993; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 90 that week (OWGR rankBefore 90 (week 4, 2000) from OWGR player profile events table; OWGR event page rankFrom 90. Age 30 stated by AP ("The 30-year-old from Wellington"). tour_wins_to_date 2 = Wikipedia season table "(2)" and European Tour wins table no. 2. majors_to_date null: infobox majorwins (1) is a current total, no to-date figure stated).
What’s in the bag
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