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Monday 1 May 2000European TourYear in Review
Davis wins Peugeot Open de España
PGA Golf de Catalunya, Girona, Spain (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 28 April to Monday 1 May 2000 · Brian Davis’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €1,000,000 EUR · Peugeot · Friday-to-Monday event (Golftoday preview: Friday, April 28th through Monday, May 1st); won on Monday (BBC; Reuters)
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 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Markus Brier AUT · 277Austrian rookie birdied two of the last four holes to pass Romero and clubhouse leader Baker, finishing three behind Davis, who had extended his one-shot overnight lead with three birdies in four holes. Davis claims Spanish success - BBC News Online, 1 May 2000
150 started, 78 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Peugeot Open de España
PGA Golf de Catalunya, PGA Golf de Catalunya, Girona, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brian Davis
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golftoday
1 May 2000
Now I've got to this stage I want to be looking for another step and I feel I've got a lot more to offer. You've got to have a dream and mine is to get to the top.
Reuters on CNNSI.com / BBC News Online
1 May 2000
So I knew I could be focused well enough on the course, even though I was shaking on the range before going out just like I was before playing with Tiger.
The Independent
3 May 2000
Get my mum and dad, Robert and Linda, to retire. That's the first priority. I'm an only child, and they've worked hard all their life to support me.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Davis | 71 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Markus Brier | 69 · 70 · 67 · 71 | 277 | |
| T3 | Peter Baker | 70 · 73 · 71 · 64 | 278 | |
| T3 | Eduardo Romero | 70 · 72 · 65 · 71 | 278 | |
| 5 | Colin Montgomerie | 67 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 279 | |
| 6 | Gary Orr | 68 · 73 · 68 · 71 | 280 | |
| T7 | Gary Evans | 70 · 67 · 77 · 67 | 281 | |
| T7 | Niclas Fasth | 70 · 73 · 70 · 68 | 281 | |
| T7 | Carlos Rodiles | 72 · 69 · 67 · 73 | 281 | |
| T10 | Paolo Quirici | 66 · 78 · 71 · 67 | 282 | |
| T10 | Van Phillips | 73 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 282 |
The golfer
born 1974-08-02, London, England; ENG; turned pro 1994; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 219 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 17, 2000) from OWGR player profile events table; age 25 stated by Reuters (BBC, CNNSI, Golftoday) and The Independent; tour wins 1 = Wikipedia 2000 European Tour season table '(1)', first title per BBC/Reuters; majors_to_date null (Wikipedia infobox majorwins blank)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet