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Sunday 15 July 2001European TourYear in Review
Goosen wins Scottish Open
Loch Lomond Golf Club, Loch Lomond, Scotland · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 July 2001 · Retief Goosen’s win no. 6 on the European Tour · purse £2,200,000 GBP
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 47 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R114°/12°C · wind 22 km/h W, gusts 53 · 9.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R214°/10°C · wind 12 km/h NW, gusts 30 · 6.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R313°/10°C · wind 10 km/h NNE, gusts 23 · 7.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/10°C · wind 13 km/h WNW, gusts 30 · 0.1 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
- Thomas Bjorn DEN · 271Never got close; four birdies in five holes from the 10th for a 67 left him three behind, his second straight runner-up finish. Goosen coasts to three shot win - Golf Today
155 started, 73 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Scottish Open
Loch Lomond Golf Club, Loch Lomond Golf Club, Loch Lomond, Scotland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Retief Goosen
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
CNNSI.com (AP)
15 July 2001
I knew once I got it on the green, I had it in the bag,
CNNSI.com (AP)
15 July 2001
It could have gone the other way, But I won, and now it's going my way.
Golf Today
15 July 2001
I didn't really get close, Retief played fantastic and you have to take your hat off to him - he is on a real confidence high, although for me it was nice to shoot four rounds under 70.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retief Goosen | 62 · 69 · 66 · 71 | 268 | −16 |
| 2 | Thomas Bjorn | 68 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 271 | −13 |
| T3 | Barry Lane | 70 · 65 · 69 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T3 | Paul McGinley | 68 · 67 · 67 · 70 | 272 | −12 |
| T3 | John Daly | 68 · 68 · 66 · 70 | 272 | −12 |
| T3 | Adam Scott | 65 · 68 · 67 · 72 | 272 | −12 |
| 7 | Darren Clarke | 69 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 273 | |
| T8 | Mathias Gronberg | 73 · 70 · 65 · 67 | 275 | |
| T8 | Jesper Parnevik | 71 · 69 · 65 · 70 | 275 | |
| 10 | Jose Coceres | 69 · 72 · 69 · 66 | 276 |
The golfer
born 1969-02-03, Pietersburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1990; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 1; world No. 27 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 28, 2001) from OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet