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Sunday 11 March 2001European TourYear in Review
Johnstone wins Qatar Masters
Doha Golf Club, West Bay, Doha, Qatar · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 March 2001 · Tony Johnstone’s win no. 6 on the European Tour · purse US$750,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/18°C · wind 17 km/h E, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/18°C · wind 23 km/h SE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R334°/22°C · wind 32 km/h S, gusts 46 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/18°C · wind 37 km/h NNW, gusts 55 · 0 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
- Robert Karlsson SWE · 276Held at least a share of the lead for three rounds after an opening course-record 63; tied with Johnstone after both bogeyed 14, but Johnstone birdied 16 and 18 while Karlsson closed with 73. Johnstone wins in the wind - Golftoday final round report (Wayback Machine copy)
139 started, 75 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Qatar Masters
Doha Golf Club, Doha Golf Club, West Bay, Doha, Qatar
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tony Johnstone
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golftoday
11 March 2001
I said to my wife I wasn't going to play another golf tournament until I found a way to putt and it was probably a good thing.
Golftoday
11 March 2001
From putting the worst in my life a month ago to putting the best in my life now is quite a radical change.
Golftoday
11 March 2001
I'm happy with the way I played if you look at the week as a whole.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Johnstone | 68 · 70 · 66 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Robert Karlsson | 63 · 70 · 70 · 73 | 276 | −12 |
| 3 | Elliot Boult | 68 · 67 · 72 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Dean Robertson | 67 · 69 · 68 · 75 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Olivier Edmond | 65 · 70 · 71 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | John Senden | 69 · 73 · 68 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Angel Cabrera | 66 · 70 · 67 · 78 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | David Higgins | 70 · 72 · 72 · 68 | 282 | |
| T8 | Ricardo Gonzalez | 67 · 71 · 70 · 74 | 282 | |
| T8 | Steve Webster | 71 · 70 · 73 · 68 | 282 | |
| T8 | Greg Owen | 69 · 71 · 69 · 73 | 282 | |
| T8 | Anders Hansen | 71 · 69 · 71 · 71 | 282 |
The golfer
born 1956-05-02, Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe); ZIM; turned pro 1979; age 44 that week; tour wins to date: 6; world No. 287 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 10, 2001) from OWGR player profile events table; age 44 stated by Golftoday; tour wins 6 = Wikipedia season page '(6)', Golftoday and BBC 'sixth European Tour title'; majors_to_date null (infobox majorwins blank)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet