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Sunday 3 June 2001European TourYear in Review
Levet wins Victor Chandler British Masters
Woburn Golf and Country Club, Little Brickhill, near Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England · Thursday 31 May to Sunday 3 June 2001 · Thomas Levet’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse £1,200,000 GBP · Victor Chandler
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 13 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/9°C · wind 22 km/h NW, gusts 45 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R216°/9°C · wind 23 km/h W, gusts 42 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R313°/8°C · wind 26 km/h NNW, gusts 53 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R414°/5°C · wind 22 km/h NW, gusts 44 · 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
- Mathias Gronberg SWE · 274closing 68 (holed out from a bunker at the fifth) forced a play-off; lost at the third extra hole, the 17th, when his tee shot spun back to 20 feet and Levet birdied Golftoday: Levet wins four man playoff (Wayback Machine)
- Robert Karlsson SWE · 274bogeyed 14 and 16 but saved par from 15 feet at the last to make the play-off; eliminated with a bogey at the first extra hole after pulling his approach into the gallery Golftoday: Levet wins four man playoff (Wayback Machine)
- David Howell ENG · 27454-hole leader closed with a 73 (double bogey at the 11th) but holed a 10-foot par putt at the last for the play-off; eliminated with a bogey at the first extra hole from a greenside bunker Golftoday: Levet wins four man playoff (Wayback Machine)
156 started · cut E, 74 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Victor Chandler British Masters
Woburn Golf and Country Club (Marquess Course), Woburn Golf and Country Club, Little Brickhill, near Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Thomas Levet
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golftoday
3 June 2001
That's what we practice for, all our lives, just to get into contention in tournaments, To get into a playoff where you get the maximum pressure is unbelievable.
Golftoday
3 June 2001
The shot on 18 was unbelievable, I hit it like I dreamt of. It was unreal. The putt was the worst of the week as well.
Golftoday
3 June 2001
It is nice to do well, of course, and I did play well all week but it is a pity to come up just one short, especially after the way I finished in normal play,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Levet | 69 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Mathias Gronberg | 69 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Robert Karlsson | 66 · 67 · 69 · 72 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | David Howell | 68 · 65 · 68 · 73 | 274 | −14 |
| 5 | Olle Karlsson | 71 · 70 · 68 · 69 | 278 | |
| T6 | Ricardo Gonzalez | 70 · 73 · 67 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Niclas Fasth | 74 · 69 · 66 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Anthony Wall | 70 · 68 · 69 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
| T8 | Lee Westwood | 69 · 70 · 67 · 74 | 280 | −8 |
| 10 | Roger Wessels | 70 · 68 · 72 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1968-09-05, Paris, France; FRA; turned pro 1988; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 308 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile, 2001 events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet