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Sunday 13 August 2000European TourYear in Review
Orr wins Victor Chandler British Masters
Woburn Golf and Country Club, England · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 August 2000 · Gary Orr’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · Victor Chandler
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 30 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 52° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/15°C · wind 19 km/h W, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/14°C · wind 8 km/h NW, gusts 17 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/12°C · wind 13 km/h SSW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/15°C · wind 19 km/h SSW, gusts 38 · 4.2 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
- Per-Ulrik Johansson SWE · 269Birdied two of the last three holes for a closing 67 to take second, two behind; Orr had led since the second round. Orr wins British Masters - CNNSI.com (AP)
156 started, 78 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Victor Chandler British Masters
Woburn Golf and Country Club (Duke's Course), Woburn Golf and Country Club, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Gary Orr
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
13 August 2000
It gives you a great boost to beat the man who has been Europe's number one for so many years
CNNSI.com (AP)
13 August 2000
I think I was leading or tied for the lead since the sixth hole of my second round. That's not easy but everything went for me and I holed good putts at the right time,
CNNSI.com (AP)
13 August 2000
I didn't hole enough 15-footers to win but I holed a few long ones which balanced it out,
The Independent (Andy Farrell)
14 August 2000
To beat the European No 1 for seven years was fantastic. It gives you a big boost.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Orr | 67 · 62 · 68 · 70 | 267 | −21 |
| 2 | Per-Ulrik Johansson | 68 · 65 · 69 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| 3 | Colin Montgomerie | 64 · 69 · 66 · 71 | 270 | −18 |
| 4 | Mark McNulty | 65 · 65 · 71 · 70 | 271 | −17 |
| T5 | Bob May | 69 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 272 | |
| T5 | Andrew Coltart | 70 · 65 · 68 · 69 | 272 | |
| T5 | Paul Lawrie | 68 · 70 · 64 · 70 | 272 | |
| T8 | Jarmo Sandelin | 69 · 72 · 67 · 65 | 273 | |
| T8 | Patrik Sjoland | 68 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 273 | |
| 10 | Raymond Russell | 67 · 71 · 69 · 67 | 274 |
The golfer
born 1967-05-11, Helensburgh, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 1988; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 92 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 32, 2000) from OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet