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Monday 28 May 2001European TourYear in Review
Oldcorn wins Volvo PGA Championship
Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England · Friday 25 to Monday 28 May 2001 · Andrew Oldcorn’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse €3,276,959 EUR · Volvo · Friday-to-Monday event: first round Friday 25 May, final round Monday 28 May (Golftoday; ASAP final-day transcript dated May 28)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/10°C · wind 13 km/h E, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/11°C · wind 15 km/h WSW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/14°C · wind 23 km/h SW, gusts 40 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/14°C · wind 24 km/h WSW, gusts 50 · 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
- Angel Cabrera ARG · 274opened with a course-record-equalling 63; two bogeys before the turn on Monday, then eagles at the 12th and 18th and a birdie at the 17th for a 68, two behind Golftoday: Oldcorn holds on for biggest ever win (Wayback Machine)
156 started · cut -1, 72 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo PGA Championship
Wentworth Club (West Course), Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Andrew Oldcorn
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 May 2001
Well, somebody called me third-rate this morning.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 May 2001
I've always wanted to win this tournament. That's what makes it feel real special now. I could happily retire, but I'm not going to.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 May 2001
It's an awful lot of money in anybody's terms. I don't see much of it. It will go straight to the wife, no doubt.
Golftoday
28 May 2001
On the tenth tee I told my caddie I needed four or five-under to have a chance. I shot four-under but it wasn’t quite enough.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Oldcorn | 66 · 66 · 69 · 71 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Angel Cabrera | 63 · 71 · 72 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| 3 | Nick Faldo | 72 · 66 · 70 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Mathias Gronberg | 71 · 69 · 72 · 65 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Michael Campbell | 70 · 70 · 67 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Phillip Price | 65 · 69 · 72 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| 7 | Vijay Singh | 73 · 65 · 70 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Peter Baker | 67 · 72 · 75 · 65 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Gary Orr | 74 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Darren Clarke | 72 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1960-03-31, Bolton, England; SCO; turned pro 1983; age 41 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 297 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile, 2001 events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet