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Sunday 18 February 2001European TourYear in Review
Singh wins Carlsberg Malaysian Open
Saujana Golf and Country Club, Malaysia · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 February 2001 · Vijay Singh’s win no. 10 on the European Tour · purse US$910,000 USD · Carlsberg
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 75° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/24°C · wind 8 km/h E, gusts 29 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/24°C · wind 8 km/h NE, gusts 28 · 5.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/24°C · wind 7 km/h NNE, gusts 22 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/23°C · wind 10 km/h NNW, gusts 22 · 8.9 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
- Padraig Harrington IRL · 274Led by two with two to play after Singh's double bogey at the 17th, but bogeyed the 17th, missed a 15-foot putt to win on the 72nd hole and lost the playoff when he missed a six-foot birdie putt at the third extra hole. Harrington misses out in play-off agony - RTÉ Sport
144 started, 73 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Carlsberg Malaysian Open
Saujana Golf and Country Club, Saujana Golf and Country Club, Malaysia
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Vijay Singh
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | 68 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Padraig Harrington | 70 · 66 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Ahmad Bateman | 72 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Charlie Wi | 70 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| 5 | Soren Hansen | 69 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| 6 | Wang Ter-Chang | 69 · 71 · 68 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Thongchai Jaidee | 75 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Carl Pettersson | 72 · 69 · 67 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Maarten Lafeber | 67 · 72 · 69 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Desvonde Botes | 72 · 67 · 71 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Michael Campbell | 69 · 67 · 71 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1963-02-22, Lautoka, Fiji; FIJ; turned pro 1982; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 10; majors to date: 2; world No. 8 that week (OWGR rankBefore 8 (week 7, 2001) from OWGR player profile events table; age 37 stated by RTÉ ('the 37-year-old') and matches born 1963-02-22 (Wikipedia, OWGR); tour_wins_to_date 10 = Wikipedia season page '(10)' and European Tour wins table no. 10 (Golftoday and RTÉ say eighth European Tour title - conflict); majors_to_date 2 = Wikipedia major championships table (1998 PGA, 2000 Masters)).
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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