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Sunday 8 July 2001European TourYear in Review
Clarke wins Smurfit European Open
The K Club, Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 July 2001 · Darren Clarke’s win no. 8 on the European Tour · purse £2,000,000 GBP · Smurfit
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 30 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/14°C · wind 17 km/h N, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/12°C · wind 15 km/h NNW, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/13°C · wind 17 km/h NW, gusts 37 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/12°C · wind 16 km/h WNW, gusts 35 · 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
- Padraig Harrington IRL · 276closed with a 70 to share second, three behind; his fifth runner-up finish on the European Tour that year Golftoday: Clarke clinches title with closing 66 (Wayback Machine)
- Ian Woosnam WAL · 276closed with a 68 to share second, three behind Clarke Golftoday: Clarke clinches title with closing 66 (Wayback Machine)
- Thomas Bjorn DEN · 276eagled the 16th and 18th in a closing 67 to share second, three behind; won a diamond necklace for playing the par fives in 14 under for the week Golftoday: Clarke clinches title with closing 66 (Wayback Machine)
155 started · cut +1, 91 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Smurfit European Open
The K Club, The K Club, Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Darren Clarke
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent (Andy Farrell)
10 July 2001
It's all protein, protein, protein and no Guinness,
The Independent (Andy Farrell)
10 July 2001
If there are things I need to do to become a better player, I decided I needed to do them, It is easier to do what I do without the belly to swing round.
RTÉ Sport (Greg McKevitt)
8 July 2001
I was reaching for it and Billy said he was not letting me have it. He slapped my hand, and he was right,
Golftoday
8 July 2001
It was a decent performance but Darren played very well, Fifteen-under par is a very good total and one that was hard to get to without a doubt. I'm happy for him but disappointed in myself.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Clarke | 68 · 68 · 71 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Thomas Bjorn | 73 · 71 · 65 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Ian Woosnam | 69 · 66 · 73 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Padraig Harrington | 70 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| 5 | Mark Mouland | 70 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Retief Goosen | 69 · 70 · 73 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Henrik Bjornstad | 67 · 68 · 70 · 73 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Phillip Price | 70 · 72 · 70 · 67 | 279 | |
| T8 | Dean Robertson | 70 · 72 · 69 · 68 | 279 | |
| T8 | Bernhard Langer | 71 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 279 | |
| T8 | Ricardo Gonzalez | 69 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 279 |
The golfer
born 1968-08-14, Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 1990; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 0; world No. 11 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile, 2001 events table)).
What’s in the bag
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