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Sunday 29 April 2001European TourYear in Review
Price wins Algarve Open de Portugal
Quinta do Lago, Algarve, Portugal (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 April 2001 · Phillip Price’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse €1,000,000 EUR
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 33 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Padraig Harrington IRL · 275Held a share of the lead after all three rounds; missed birdie putts of 12 feet at 15 and eight feet at 16, then drove into a bush at 17 and, after a free drop, failed to birdie; closed with 70. Price gains second Portuguese Open title - Golftoday final round report (Wayback Machine copy)
- Sven Struver GER · 275A 54-hole co-leader; birdied three of his last six (13, 14, 17) for 70 but needed an eagle at the last to tie. Price takes honours in Portugal - BBC Sport, 29 April 2001
146 started, 82 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Algarve Open de Portugal
Quinta do Lago, Quinta do Lago, Algarve, Portugal
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Phillip Price
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golftoday
29 April 2001
I've finished second so many times that I was thinking over the last three holes, I really do not want to blow this. I've found it difficult to win so to get the job done today was very, very pleasing.
Golftoday
29 April 2001
Winning was a goal and the Ryder Cup was another for this year. It was pleasing to get the job done here.
Golftoday
29 April 2001
I should have had a better score. The four par-fives hurt me badly because I didn't birdie any of them and I reached all four, that was a pity.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phillip Price | 72 · 67 · 70 · 64 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Padraig Harrington | 64 · 70 · 71 · 70 | 275 | |
| T2 | Sven Struver | 70 · 70 · 65 · 70 | 275 | |
| T4 | Alastair Forsyth | 68 · 68 · 72 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Stephen Scahill | 70 · 69 · 66 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Ignacio Garrido | 69 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Alex Cejka | 70 · 73 · 70 · 65 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Brett Rumford | 74 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | David Gilford | 66 · 70 · 69 · 74 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Russell Claydon | 70 · 72 · 71 · 66 | 279 | |
| T9 | Niclas Fasth | 66 · 72 · 68 · 73 | 279 | |
| T9 | Warren Bennett | 70 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 279 | |
| T9 | David Howell | 67 · 70 · 69 · 73 | 279 | |
| T9 | Simon Dyson | 69 · 69 · 67 · 74 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1966-10-21, Pontypridd, Wales; WAL; turned pro 1989; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 63 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 17, 2001) from OWGR player profile events table; age 34 stated by BBC Sport ('the 34-year-old from Pontypridd'); tour wins 2 = Wikipedia season page '(2)' and Golftoday 'second victory on the European Tour'; majors_to_date null (Wikipedia infobox majorwins field blank)).
What’s in the bag
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