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Sunday 9 September 2001European TourYear in Review
Gonzalez wins Omega European Masters
Golf Club Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans Montana, Switzerland · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 September 2001 · Ricardo Gonzalez’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €1,500,000 EUR · Omega
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R111°/-3°C · wind 5 km/h SSW, gusts 27 · 1.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R212°/6°C · wind 6 km/h W, gusts 32 · 4.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R313°/8°C · wind 6 km/h WSW, gusts 47 · 3.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R49°/3°C · wind 7 km/h WNW, gusts 58 · 18.7 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
- Soren Hansen DEN · 271Closed with a 68 but never got closer; Gonzalez's three birdies in six holes around the turn left him too much to do and he finished three strokes back. Gonzalez earns first European Tour victory - ESPN (Reuters)
147 started, 79 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Omega European Masters
Golf Club Crans-sur-Sierre (Alpine Course), Golf Club Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans Montana, Switzerland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ricardo Gonzalez
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
CNNSI.com (AP)
9 September 2001
There's no comparison with winning this. This is great, especially for Argentina. There aren't many Argentine players who have won on the European Tour, maybe three or four only.
CNNSI.com (AP)
9 September 2001
At first for me it was to help earn money for the family. I lived in a poor house and I have three brothers and three sisters. My father worked in a factory.
La Capital (Rosario) - Mario Candioti
10 September 2001
Mi gran frustración es no haber podido ingresar al circuito europeo. Estaba a punto de llegar y me quedaba en la orilla.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricardo Gonzalez | 65 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
| 2 | Soren Hansen | 70 · 65 · 68 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T3 | Craig Stadler | 69 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 273 | |
| T3 | Gary Orr | 67 · 66 · 71 · 69 | 273 | |
| 5 | Fredrik Jacobson | 68 · 71 · 65 · 70 | 274 | |
| T6 | Greg Owen | 68 · 67 · 68 · 73 | 276 | |
| T6 | Stephen Scahill | 67 · 67 · 68 · 74 | 276 | |
| T8 | Peter Fowler | 69 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 277 | |
| T8 | Gordon Brand Jr | 66 · 71 · 71 · 69 | 277 | |
| T10 | Raphael Jacquelin | 68 · 70 · 72 · 68 | 278 | −6 |
| T10 | Eduardo Romero | 72 · 67 · 71 · 68 | 278 | −6 |
| T10 | David Gilford | 67 · 66 · 72 · 73 | 278 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1969-10-24, Corrientes, Argentina; ARG; turned pro 1986; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 131 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 36, 2001) from OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet