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Sunday 20 May 2001European TourYear in Review
Woods wins Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe
St. Leon-Rot, near Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 May 2001 · purse €2,700,000 EUR · Deutsche Bank - SAP · heavy rain delayed the first round by seven hours on Thursday and half the field did not start until Friday; the second round was suspended by darkness on Friday and completed Saturday (Golftoday)
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 19 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/12°C · wind 20 km/h SSW, gusts 45 · 7.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R214°/10°C · wind 22 km/h W, gusts 50 · 1.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/8°C · wind 10 km/h WNW, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/6°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 31 · 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 · 270opened 62-65 for a six-shot halfway lead, shot 73 in round three; tied with Woods through 12 holes on Sunday until Woods holed a seven-iron for eagle at the 13th, then bogeyed the 17th Golftoday: Tiger Woods wins by four (Wayback Machine)
154 started, 83 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe
St. Leon Rot, St. Leon-Rot, near Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tiger Woods
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golftoday
20 May 2001
I just let it rip, It was just a nice, full seven. When it landed, I didn't know if it went over the green or not.
Golftoday
20 May 2001
I felt the wind just die down and Stevie automatically knew it was a seven,
Golftoday
20 May 2001
That’s the sign of a good player. He finds extra gears and he did that by holing the seven-iron. It was a great shot by a great player.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 69 · 68 · 63 · 66 | 266 | −22 |
| 2 | Michael Campbell | 62 · 65 · 73 · 70 | 270 | −18 |
| T3 | Soren Kjeldsen | 70 · 67 · 69 · 65 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | Peter O'Malley | 71 · 68 · 63 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| T5 | Mikael Lundberg | 69 · 69 · 69 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Andrew Coltart | 68 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Padraig Harrington | 70 · 69 · 64 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T8 | Nick O'Hern | 69 · 69 · 66 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | Henrik Stenson | 71 · 68 · 63 · 72 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | John Bickerton | 69 · 67 · 73 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Paul McGinley | 69 · 65 · 72 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Colin Montgomerie | 70 · 66 · 69 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Richard Green | 68 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1975-12-30, Cypress, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1996; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 6; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile, 2001 events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet