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Sunday 9 July 2000European TourYear in Review
Westwood wins Smurfit European Open
The K Club, Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 July 2000 · Lee Westwood’s win no. 12 on the European Tour · Smurfit
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 26 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/11°C · wind 18 km/h N, gusts 39 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R216°/10°C · wind 19 km/h NNW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R315°/12°C · wind 24 km/h W, gusts 48 · 2.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/12°C · wind 22 km/h WNW, gusts 47 · 5.7 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
- Angel Cabrera ARG · 277started the day leading by one; closed with a 68 in heavy rain and needed an eagle at the 18th to tie, but left the eagle putt short and made birdie BBC Sport: Westwood defends European title
153 started, 72 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Smurfit European Open
The K Club, The K Club, Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lee Westwood
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
9 July 2000
It was a much tougher test than last year,
BBC Sport
9 July 2000
I have not finished outside the top five in my last six starts and that has much to do with feeling relaxed.
Golftoday
9 July 2000
I'm on a good run and I think it's something to do with my attitude. Things change quickly in this game, but I'm on an up and I'm just trying to ride it for a while.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Westwood | 71 · 68 · 71 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Angel Cabrera | 67 · 72 · 70 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| 3 | Per-Ulrik Johansson | 70 · 71 · 70 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| 4 | Mathias Gronberg | 73 · 69 · 70 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T5 | Ignacio Garrido | 70 · 70 · 71 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Jarmo Sandelin | 70 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| 7 | Darren Clarke | 72 · 67 · 72 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Thomas Bjorn | 70 · 74 · 69 · 72 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Gary Evans | 69 · 70 · 76 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Paul Lawrie | 74 · 73 · 68 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Colin Montgomerie | 67 · 73 · 73 · 72 | 285 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1973-04-24, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1993; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 12; majors to date: 0; world No. 6 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile, 2000 events table)).
What’s in the bag
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