Golf Network News
Sunday 23 April 2000European TourYear in Review
Spence wins Moroccan Open Méditel
Amelkis, Marrakech, Morocco · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 April 2000 · Jamie Spence’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · Méditel
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
Daylight needs a date and a place.
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Sebastien Delagrange FRA · 270Drew level with Spence by the turn but was shaken off by Spence's three successive birdies from the 13th; a normally Challenge Tour player, he closed with a 70 for his biggest cheque. Spence wins with closing 64 - Golftoday final round report (Wayback Machine copy)
- Thomas Levet FRA · 270Three birdies in the last four holes for a 66 to share second, four behind. Spence wins with closing 64 - Golftoday final round report (Wayback Machine copy)
- Ian Poulter ENG · 270Dropped shots at the first and fourth, bogeyed the 16th, then birdied the 17th and holed a 20-foot eagle putt on the 18th to share second. Attacking policy pays off for Spence - The Independent (Phil Casey), April 2000
138 started, 78 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Moroccan Open Méditel
Amelkis, Amelkis, Marrakech, Morocco
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jamie Spence
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golftoday
23 April 2000
My first win came a bit too early in my career, I guess, and it gets very frustrating waiting for the next one which never wants to happen.
BBC News Online
23 April 2000
It's been a long wait. It feels like winning the Open to be honest, because I've had my chances in the past.
The Independent
24 April 2000
I've been working very hard for the last three or four years on the mental side of the game with Fred Trexler from Sussex and I really have to thank him.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Spence | 66 · 68 · 68 · 64 | 266 | −22 |
| T2 | Thomas Levet | 66 · 74 · 64 · 66 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | Ian Poulter | 69 · 64 · 68 · 69 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | Sebastien Delagrange | 66 · 69 · 65 · 70 | 270 | −18 |
| 5 | Desmond Terblanche | 68 · 68 · 65 · 70 | 271 | |
| T6 | Pedro Martinez | 64 · 66 · 71 · 72 | 273 | |
| T6 | Adam Scott | 66 · 66 · 69 · 72 | 273 | |
| T8 | Elliot Boult | 67 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 274 | |
| T8 | Malcolm Mackenzie | 68 · 67 · 68 · 71 | 274 | |
| T8 | Bradley Dredge | 67 · 68 · 68 · 71 | 274 | |
| T8 | Ignacio Garrido | 68 · 64 · 67 · 75 | 274 |
The golfer
born 1963-05-26, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England; ENG; turned pro 1985; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 158 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 16, 2000) from OWGR player profile events table; age 36 stated by BBC; tour wins 2 = Wikipedia 2000 European Tour season table '(2)', 'his second European Tour title' (BBC; The Independent); majors_to_date null (Wikipedia infobox majorwins blank)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet