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Sunday 6 August 2000European TourYear in Review
Westwood wins Volvo Scandinavian Masters
Kungsängen Golf Club, Stockholm, Sweden · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 August 2000 · Lee Westwood’s win no. 13 on the European Tour · purse €1,600,000 EUR · 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
15 h 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/11°C · wind 9 km/h NNE, gusts 23 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/10°C · wind 8 km/h W, gusts 19 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/12°C · wind 14 km/h WSW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/13°C · wind 21 km/h SW, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre 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
- Michael Campbell NZL · 273Shot the field's lowest weekend scores, 66 and 67, and birdied the last, but started too far behind the six-shot overnight leader and finished three back. Westwood wire-to-wire in win - CNNSI.com (AP)
150 started, 76 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo Scandinavian Masters
Kungsängen Golf Club (King's Course), Kungsängen Golf Club, Stockholm, Sweden
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lee Westwood
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent (Phil Casey)
7 August 2000
It's a lot harder leading by a lot than people think, You are expected to win and you have to have a different game plan.
The Independent (Phil Casey)
7 August 2000
And we all know why that is!
CNNSI.com (AP)
6 August 2000
It was never going to be easy, even with a six-shot lead going into the final round,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Westwood | 63 · 67 · 69 · 71 | 270 | −14 |
| 2 | Michael Campbell | 273 | ||
| 3 | Raymond Russell | 274 | ||
| T4 | Jamie Spence | 70 · 69 · 70 · 66 | 275 | |
| T4 | Diego Borrego | 275 | ||
| T6 | Katsuyoshi Tomori | 276 | ||
| T6 | Steen Tinning | 276 | ||
| T6 | Tom Gillis | 276 | ||
| T6 | Maarten Lafeber | 276 | ||
| 10 | John Senden | 70 · 64 · 74 · 69 | 277 |
The golfer
born 1973-04-24, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1993; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 13; world No. 7 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 31, 2000) from OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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