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Sunday 7 October 2001European TourYear in Review
Langer wins Linde German Masters
Golf Club Gut Larchenhof, Cologne, Germany · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 October 2001 · Bernhard Langer’s win no. 41 on the European Tour · Linde
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 32° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/11°C · wind 22 km/h WSW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/10°C · wind 15 km/h SSE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/12°C · wind 20 km/h S, gusts 40 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/14°C · wind 23 km/h S, gusts 42 · 4.2 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
- John Daly USA · 267closed with 65 (eagle at the par-five 13th, then two birdies) to get within a stroke, but Langer answered with a birdie at 15 and could afford a closing bogey Langer holds off Daly to claim title - Golf Today round 4 report (Wayback Machine copy)
- Fredrik Jacobson SWE · 267birdie-free closing 67; pulled level after an eagle early in the round but Langer pulled clear with a 30-foot birdie at the eighth Langer takes German Masters - BBC Sport, 7 Oct 2001
107 started, 80 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Linde German Masters
Golf Club Gut Larchenhof, Golf Club Gut Larchenhof, Cologne, Germany
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Bernhard Langer
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
7 October 2001
Age doesn't have anything to do with it. The god of golf doesn't know how old you are.
BBC Sport
7 October 2001
It's always great to win. I never gave up the lead, I never got behind, that was important to me.
BBC Sport
7 October 2001
I played the last 45 holes in 20 under par, which isn't too bad. I had a lot of opportunities and overall it's been another good week in Germany.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernhard Langer | 67 · 64 · 68 · 67 | 266 | −22 |
| T2 | John Daly | 71 · 67 · 64 · 65 | 267 | |
| T2 | Fredrik Jacobson | 67 · 66 · 67 · 67 | 267 | |
| T4 | Roger Chapman | 67 · 69 · 67 · 66 | 269 | −19 |
| T4 | Greg Owen | 65 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 269 | −19 |
| T6 | Gary Orr | 70 · 67 · 66 · 67 | 270 | |
| T6 | David Lynn | 68 · 66 · 68 · 68 | 270 | |
| T8 | Paul McGinley | 70 · 67 · 68 · 66 | 271 | |
| T8 | Ian Woosnam | 69 · 68 · 66 · 68 | 271 | |
| T10 | Robert Karlsson | 67 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 273 | |
| T10 | Raymond Russell | 71 · 67 · 67 · 68 | 273 | |
| T10 | Retief Goosen | 68 · 68 · 67 · 70 | 273 | |
| T10 | Gary Evans | 71 · 65 · 66 · 71 | 273 | |
| T10 | Roger Wessels | 67 · 70 · 65 · 71 | 273 |
The golfer
born 1957-08-27, Anhausen, Bavaria, West Germany; GER; turned pro 1972; age 44 that week; tour wins to date: 41; majors to date: 2; world No. 21 that week (OWGR rankBefore 21 (rankAfter 11) per OWGR player profile events table 2001; age 44 stated by Golf Today ('a comeback at 44')).
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