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Sunday 12 August 2001European TourYear in Review
McGinley wins Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open
Celtic Manor Resort, Wentwood Hills Course, Newport, Wales · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 August 2001 · Paul McGinley’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse £750,000 GBP · Celtic Manor Resort · weather: rain moved the start from Thursday to Friday and the event was cut to 54 holes; more heavy rain on Sunday morning cancelled the final round, so it was decided over 36 holes with a five-hole playoff on the par-3 12th on Sunday
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 35 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 53° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/11°C · wind 19 km/h NW, gusts 34 · 15.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/10°C · wind 19 km/h W, gusts 36 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/13°C · wind 26 km/h SW, gusts 42 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/16°C · wind 28 km/h SW, gusts 48 · 5.5 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
- Daren Lee ENG · 138Lost the five-hole playoff: left a 12-foot birdie putt short at the first extra hole, lipped out from 12 feet for victory at the third, then missed the green and his 12-foot par putt at the fifth. McGinley wins Wales Open in play-off - RTÉ Sport
- Paul Lawrie SCO · 138Eliminated at the second playoff hole after three-putting for bogey. McGinley wins at fifth playoff hole - Golf Today
148 started, 81 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open
Celtic Manor Resort (Wentwood Hills Course), Celtic Manor Resort, Wentwood Hills Course, Newport, Wales
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Paul McGinley
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
RTÉ Sport (Sinéad Kissane)
12 August 2001
Goran Ivanisevic said God sent the rain for him and maybe he sent it for me too!
RTÉ Sport (Tom Grealis)
13 August 2001
If I'm going to The Belfry, I'm going to The Belfry with a win under my belt.
Golf Today
12 August 2001
I played fantastic but putted as bad as you can putt. If I had putted half decent I would have been six or seven shots better.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul McGinley | 67 · 71 | 138 | −6 |
| T2 | Paul Lawrie | 67 · 71 | 138 | −6 |
| T2 | Daren Lee | 69 · 69 | 138 | −6 |
| T4 | Anders Forsbrand | 72 · 67 | 139 | |
| T4 | Mark Pilkington | 68 · 71 | 139 | |
| T4 | Jamie Donaldson | 68 · 71 | 139 | |
| 7 | Anders Hansen | 72 · 68 | 140 | |
| T8 | Nick O'Hern | 70 · 71 | 141 | |
| T8 | Thomas Levet | 71 · 70 | 141 | |
| T8 | Gary Orr | 67 · 74 | 141 | |
| T8 | Steve Webster | 74 · 67 | 141 | |
| T8 | Nic Henning | 73 · 68 | 141 | |
| T8 | Roger Wessels | 68 · 73 | 141 |
The golfer
born 1966-12-16, Dublin, Ireland; IRL; turned pro 1991; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 59 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 32, 2001) from OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet