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Monday 29 May 2000European TourYear in Review
Montgomerie wins Volvo PGA Championship
Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England · Friday 26 to Monday 29 May 2000 · Colin Montgomerie’s win no. 24 on the European Tour · Volvo · scheduled Friday to Monday (bank holiday); rain hit every day - the first round was cut short and finished on the second morning, and the third round was completed on Monday morning before the final round; play stopped for 19 minutes on Monday with the last group on the 17th
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 60 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R112°/8°C · wind 24 km/h SSW, gusts 48 · 18.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R213°/7°C · wind 33 km/h SW, gusts 66 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R313°/6°C · wind 32 km/h W, gusts 66 · 15.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R415°/7°C · wind 19 km/h W, gusts 41 · 0.2 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
- Andrew Coltart SCO · 274drew level with Montgomerie at 13 under when he bogeyed the seventh, but made no more birdies until late and closed with a 69 Golftoday: Montgomerie makes it three in a row (Wayback Machine)
- Darren Clarke NIR · 274closed with a 66 including an eagle at the fourth, but said he needed a 61 or 62 Golftoday: Montgomerie makes it three in a row (Wayback Machine)
- Lee Westwood ENG · 274closed with a 68 to share second, three behind CNNSI.com: Montgomerie wins third straight Volvo title (AP) (Wayback Machine)
148 started, 81 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo PGA Championship
Wentworth Club (West Course), Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Colin Montgomerie
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via CNNSI.com
29 May 2000
Those three birdies did it for me. I'm very proud to be the first to win this three times in a row,
AP via CNNSI.com
29 May 2000
But if I never win a major, so what? It won't alter my career,
Golftoday
29 May 2000
To catch Monty I knew I would have to shoot 61 or 62. I had chances on six and seven - if I had knocked one of them in I might have given myself some more momentum.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Montgomerie | 67 · 65 · 70 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Darren Clarke | 68 · 68 · 72 · 66 | 274 | |
| T2 | Andrew Coltart | 67 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 274 | |
| T2 | Lee Westwood | 71 · 70 · 65 · 68 | 274 | |
| T5 | Sergio Garcia | 68 · 71 · 68 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Richard Green | 67 · 67 · 73 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Olivier Edmond | 68 · 74 · 69 · 68 | 279 | |
| T7 | Retief Goosen | 74 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 279 | |
| T7 | Peter O'Malley | 68 · 73 · 69 · 69 | 279 | |
| T7 | Ian Woosnam | 72 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 279 |
The golfer
born 1963-06-23, Glasgow, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 1987; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 24; majors to date: 0; world No. 3 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile, 2000 events table); AP 'the No. 3-ranked Montgomerie').
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