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Sunday 2 July 2000European TourYear in Review
Sjoland wins Murphy's Irish Open
Ballybunion Golf Club, Ballybunion, County Kerry, Ireland · Thursday 29 June to Sunday 2 July 2000 · Patrik Sjoland’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse €1,600,000 EUR · Murphy's
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 28 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/14°C · wind 13 km/h NW, gusts 26 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/13°C · wind 10 km/h NE, gusts 22 · 10.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/14°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 30 · 4.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/12°C · wind 11 km/h NE, gusts 29 · 3.1 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 · 272led by one with two to play, then bogeyed both closing par fives: failed to escape the rough off the 17th tee and pushed his drive at the 18th against the boundary fence, taking a penalty drop RTÉ Sport: Golf: Sjoland wins Irish Open (Wayback Machine)
150 started, 83 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Murphy's Irish Open
Ballybunion Golf Club (Old Course), Ballybunion Golf Club, Ballybunion, County Kerry, Ireland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Patrik Sjoland
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
RTÉ Sport
2 July 2000
It's not as good as becoming a father, but it was definitely worth waiting for,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrik Sjoland | 64 · 65 · 71 · 70 | 270 | −14 |
| 2 | Fredrik Jacobson | 69 · 63 · 69 · 71 | 272 | −12 |
| T3 | Paul McGinley | 67 · 70 · 66 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
| T3 | Rolf Muntz | 66 · 64 · 68 · 76 | 274 | −10 |
| 5 | Peter Lonard | 69 · 68 · 72 · 66 | 275 | −9 |
| T6 | Bradley Dredge | 70 · 68 · 73 · 65 | 276 | −8 |
| T6 | Nick O'Hern | 69 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 276 | −8 |
| T6 | Eduardo Romero | 68 · 66 · 70 · 72 | 276 | −8 |
| T6 | Des Smyth | 65 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 276 | −8 |
| T10 | Angel Cabrera | 69 · 69 · 72 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| T10 | David Carter | 67 · 70 · 72 · 68 | 277 | −7 |
| T10 | Mark Davis | 73 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
| T10 | Sergio Garcia | 64 · 70 · 66 · 77 | 277 | −7 |
| T10 | Bernhard Langer | 73 · 66 · 70 · 68 | 277 | −7 |
| T10 | José María Olazábal | 73 · 67 · 66 · 71 | 277 | −7 |
| T10 | Jarmo Sandelin | 71 · 71 · 66 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
| T10 | Adam Scott | 73 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
| T10 | Philip Walton | 67 · 67 · 71 · 72 | 277 | −7 |
| T10 | Roger Wessels | 68 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 277 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1971-05-13, Borås, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1990; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 121 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile, 2000 events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet