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Saturday 15 July 2000European TourYear in Review
Els wins Standard Life Loch Lomond
Loch Lomond Golf Club, Luss, Argyll and Bute, Scotland · Wednesday 12 to Saturday 15 July 2000 · Ernie Els’s win no. 8 on the European Tour · Standard Life · Wednesday-to-Saturday event (Golftoday preview: 'Wednesday, July 12th through Saturday, July 15th'); final round Saturday 15 July, the week before The Open
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 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/7°C · wind 13 km/h WSW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/11°C · wind 25 km/h W, gusts 54 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/11°C · wind 24 km/h WNW, gusts 54 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/10°C · wind 12 km/h NNW, gusts 28 · 0 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
- Tom Lehman USA · 274drew level with a birdie at the 17th, then pulled his drive at the 18th into the water of Rossdhu Bay and bogeyed when a par would have forced a playoff CNNSI.com: Els wins Loch Lomond thanks to Lehman's late gaffe (AP) (Wayback Machine)
150 started, 74 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Standard Life Loch Lomond
Loch Lomond Golf Club, Loch Lomond Golf Club, Luss, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ernie Els
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
15 July 2000
I've been close a couple of times but a guy called Tiger has been one up on me on the US Tour,
BBC Sport
15 July 2000
Colin is definitely a better player than me at the moment - just look at his record.
AP via CNNSI.com
15 July 2000
When I looked up and saw it going left it was pretty sickening. I felt really good about my chances on the 18th, I really like that hole. Maybe I felt too comfortable.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | 69 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| 2 | Tom Lehman | 66 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| 3 | Colin Montgomerie | 70 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| T4 | Stephen Allan | 66 · 72 · 72 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| T4 | Notah Begay III | 65 · 72 · 68 · 72 | 277 | −7 |
| T4 | Retief Goosen | 65 · 72 · 69 · 71 | 277 | −7 |
| T7 | Phil Mickelson | 68 · 72 · 73 · 65 | 278 | −6 |
| T7 | Jarmo Sandelin | 67 · 69 · 73 · 69 | 278 | −6 |
| T9 | Michael Campbell | 70 · 67 · 70 · 72 | 279 | −5 |
| T9 | Nick Faldo | 67 · 69 · 70 · 73 | 279 | −5 |
| T9 | José María Olazábal | 70 · 71 · 72 · 66 | 279 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1969-10-17, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1989; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 2; world No. 5 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile, 2000 events table); Golftoday/BBC call him 'the world number five').
What’s in the bag
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