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Sunday 4 February 2001European TourYear in Review
Campbell wins Heineken Classic
The Vines Resort, Perth, Western Australia, Australia · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 February 2001 · Michael Campbell’s win no. 4 on the European Tour · Heineken
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 26 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 75° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/15°C · wind 23 km/h SSW, gusts 47 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/12°C · wind 21 km/h S, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R333°/14°C · wind 17 km/h SE, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R434°/19°C · wind 26 km/h E, gusts 51 · 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
- David Smail NZL · 275Never threatened Campbell's 64; eagled the 72nd hole for a second straight 66 to snatch second from overnight leader Nick O'Hern, five strokes back. Campbell retains classic title - RTÉ Sport
- Nick O'Hern AUS · 276Overnight leader and two clear after five holes, he ran up a quadruple-bogey eight at the sixth and closed with 72 for third. Campbell defends title with 64 - Golftoday
156 started, 70 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Heineken Classic
The Vines Resort (Ellenbrook and Lakes nines), The Vines Resort, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Michael Campbell
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Campbell | 69 · 70 · 67 · 64 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | David Smail | 71 · 72 · 66 · 66 | 275 | |
| 3 | Nick O'Hern | 66 · 69 · 69 · 72 | 276 | |
| T4 | Jarrod Moseley | 70 · 70 · 70 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Steen Tinning | 69 · 66 · 72 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Paul Devenport | 71 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Dean Robertson | 65 · 74 · 68 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Ian Garbutt | 78 · 66 · 68 · 68 | 280 | |
| T8 | Thomas Bjorn | 67 · 71 · 73 · 69 | 280 | |
| T8 | Robert Karlsson | 72 · 66 · 72 · 70 | 280 |
The golfer
born 1969-02-23, Hāwera, New Zealand; NZL; turned pro 1993; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 16 that week (OWGR rankBefore 16 (week 5, 2001) from OWGR player profile events table; age 31 stated by RTÉ ('the 31-year-old New Zealander') and matches born 1969-02-23 (Wikipedia, OWGR); tour_wins_to_date 4 = Wikipedia season page '(4)' and European Tour wins table no. 4; majors_to_date 0 = Wikipedia major championships table lists only the 2005 U.S. Open).
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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