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Sunday 22 July 2001European Tour · PGA TourYear in Review
Duval wins the Open
Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, Lytham St Annes, England · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 July 2001 · David Duval’s win no. 13 on the European Tour · purse £3,300,000 GBP · 130th Open Championship (Wikipedia; Golf Today)
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 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/13°C · wind 29 km/h NNW, gusts 45 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/12°C · wind 25 km/h SW, gusts 40 · 2.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/14°C · wind 23 km/h SSW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/14°C · wind 23 km/h WSW, gusts 34 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- The Open
1860–2026 in our record, 154 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Niclas Fasth SWE · 277Clubhouse leader after a closing 67 in his first major; led alone after an outward 31 and a birdie at the 11th but played the last six holes in one over after driving into a bunker at the 15th Fasth claims second with closing 67 (Golf Today)
156 started · cut +2, 70 made it
Same week
Men's major
The Open
Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, Lytham St Annes
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Niclas Fasth
From the papers
Golf Today (unbylined report)
22 July 2001
I thought I was either one or two ahead. I saw I was three and I was just overcome.
Golf Today (unbylined report)
22 July 2001
I was surrounded by police officers and R&A folks and was still getting battered - but it was worth it.
Golf Today (unbylined report)
22 July 2001
I didn't think seven under was going to be quite enough, but of course I got myself ready just in case there was a play-off.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Duval | 69 · 73 · 65 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| 2 | Niclas Fasth | 69 · 69 · 72 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| T3 | Ernie Els | 71 · 71 · 67 · 69 | 278 | −6 |
| T3 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | 69 · 72 · 67 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
| T3 | Bernhard Langer | 71 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 278 | −6 |
| T3 | Billy Mayfair | 69 · 72 · 67 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
| T3 | Ian Woosnam | 72 · 68 · 67 · 71 | 278 | −6 |
| T3 | Darren Clarke | 70 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
| T9 | Sergio Garcia | 70 · 72 · 67 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
| T9 | Mikko Ilonen | 68 · 75 · 70 · 66 | 279 | −5 |
| T9 | Jesper Parnevik | 69 · 68 · 71 · 71 | 279 | −5 |
| T9 | Kevin Sutherland | 75 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 279 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1971-11-09, Jacksonville, Florida; USA; turned pro 1993; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 13; majors to date: 1; world No. 7 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP 2001)).
What’s in the bag
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