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Sunday 11 February 2001European TourYear in Review
Baddeley wins Greg Norman Holden International
The Lakes Golf Club, Sydney, Australia · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 February 2001 · Holden
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 21 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/18°C · wind 18 km/h NNE, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/17°C · wind 15 km/h NNE, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/21°C · wind 19 km/h SSE, gusts 40 · 8.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/21°C · wind 18 km/h SSE, gusts 35 · 0.2 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
- Sergio Garcia ESP · 271Lost an apparent two-shot lead to a two-stroke penalty for an incorrect drop on the first hole of round three, lipped out a 10-footer to win on the 72nd hole and lost the playoff at the first extra hole. Garcia Beaten in Playoff - Golftoday
155 started, 72 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Greg Norman Holden International
The Lakes Golf Club, The Lakes Golf Club, Sydney, Australia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Aaron Baddeley
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golftoday
11 February 2001
It was nerve-racking stuff coming down the stretch. To hole that putt at the end was just awesome,
Golftoday
11 February 2001
It's great to have this as a backup in case things don't go as planned in America,
Golftoday
11 February 2001
A couple of shots would have helped, but that's the way it is. Somebody didn't want me to win this week and he did it,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Baddeley | 67 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 271 | −21 |
| 2 | Sergio Garcia | 64 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 271 | −21 |
| 3 | Ian Poulter | 70 · 69 · 65 · 68 | 272 | |
| 4 | Greg Norman | 66 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 273 | |
| 5 | Nick O'Hern | 70 · 69 · 72 · 65 | 276 | |
| T6 | Peter Lonard | 74 · 66 · 66 · 71 | 277 | |
| T6 | Jarrod Moseley | 72 · 68 · 66 · 71 | 277 | |
| T8 | Carlos Rodiles | 70 · 72 · 69 · 67 | 278 | |
| T8 | Robert Karlsson | 74 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 278 | |
| T8 | Phillip Price | 66 · 69 · 74 · 69 | 278 | |
| T8 | Craig Parry | 69 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 278 | |
| T8 | Scott Gardiner | 71 · 72 · 66 · 69 | 278 |
The golfer
born 1981-03-17, Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States; AUS; turned pro 2000; age 19 that week; world No. 138 that week (OWGR rankBefore 138 (week 6, 2001) from OWGR player profile events table; age 19 stated by Golftoday ('the 19-year-old Australian') and matches born 1981-03-17 (Wikipedia, OWGR); tour_wins_to_date null: non-member '(n/a)' on Wikipedia season page (his Wikipedia European Tour wins table numbers this win 1 - see conflicts); majors_to_date null: infobox majorwins blank).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet