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Sunday 5 November 2000European TourYear in Review
Fulke wins Volvo Masters
Montecastillo Hotel & Golf Resort, Jerez, Spain · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 November 2000 · Pierre Fulke’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · Volvo
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 16 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 36° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/9°C · wind 23 km/h SW, gusts 46 · 5.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/10°C · wind 18 km/h WNW, gusts 37 · 2.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/7°C · wind 10 km/h N, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/10°C · wind 18 km/h WSW, gusts 32 · 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
- Darren Clarke NIR · 273began the day tied for the lead; matched Fulke's eagle at 16 with a birdie, then a wayward tee shot at the 17th cost a bogey and he missed a birdie putt at the 18th that would have forced a playoff Fulke wins title Clarke heads money list - Golf Today
66 started, 65 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo Masters
Montecastillo Hotel & Golf Resort, Montecastillo Hotel & Golf Resort, Jerez, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Pierre Fulke
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
5 November 2000
The five-wood on to the 16th was one of the best shots I've ever hit. I just really wanted to win this tournament so badly.
Golf Today
5 November 2000
I did expect him to show some signs of tension, but he was very impressive. The closing holes are intimidating to play, and to play them in the manner in which he did means he deserved to win.
Golf Today
5 November 2000
I started badly but all of a sudden I went berserk,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierre Fulke | 67 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Darren Clarke | 68 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 273 | |
| T3 | Michael Campbell | 73 · 67 · 72 · 63 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Lee Westwood | 76 · 69 · 65 · 65 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Jose M Olazabal | 67 · 69 · 72 · 68 | 276 | |
| T5 | Angel Cabrera | 69 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 276 | |
| T7 | Roger Wessels | 71 · 68 · 72 · 66 | 277 | |
| T7 | Ricardo Gonzalez | 71 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 277 | |
| 9 | Colin Montgomerie | 69 · 69 · 75 · 65 | 278 | |
| T10 | Peter Senior | 71 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 279 | |
| T10 | Andrew Coltart | 73 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 279 | |
| T10 | Freddie Jacobson | 72 · 65 · 71 · 71 | 279 |
The golfer
born 1971-02-21, Nyköping, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1989; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 85 that week (OWGR rankBefore 85 (rankAfter 49) per OWGR player profile events table 2000; age computed from Wikipedia birth date and event end date).
What’s in the bag
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