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Sunday 5 August 2001European TourYear in Review
Montgomerie wins Volvo Scandinavian Masters
Barseback Golf & Country Club, Loddekopinge, Sweden · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 August 2001 · Colin Montgomerie’s win no. 26 on the European Tour · purse €1,800,000 EUR · Volvo
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 31 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/12°C · wind 14 km/h W, gusts 28 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/12°C · wind 30 km/h SE, gusts 54 · 1.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/15°C · wind 19 km/h SW, gusts 36 · 5.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/13°C · wind 23 km/h SW, gusts 41 · 1.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre 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
- Lee Westwood ENG · 275Co-leader after 54 holes; missed from two feet on the 9th and three feet for birdie on the 12th, closed with 72, and his approach to the 18th missed the green so he could not make the birdie that would have forced a playoff. Monty seals Ryder Cup bid with win in Sweden - CNNSI.com (Reuters)
- Ian Poulter ENG · 275Co-leader after 54 holes; 13 straight pars, a bogey at the 14th and a closing birdie for 72. Montgomerie claims second win of 2001 - Golf Today
151 started, 82 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo Scandinavian Masters
Barseback Golf & Country Club, Barseback Golf & Country Club, Loddekopinge, Sweden
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Colin Montgomerie
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
CNNSI.com (Reuters)
5 August 2001
I made it a bit exciting by bogeying the last two. I had a real scare on the 17th because my ball was only a yard from being unplayable
Golf Today
5 August 2001
I believe I am the only person to have played in every Scandinavian Masters since 1991 and I do enjoy playing here very much,
CNNSI.com (Reuters)
5 August 2001
It was very good of Monty to bogey the last two and give me a chance, but I'm happy at the way I played all week, making only four bogeys,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Montgomerie | 66 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Lee Westwood | 67 · 67 · 69 · 72 | 275 | |
| T2 | Ian Poulter | 70 · 65 · 68 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Jarmo Sandelin | 68 · 74 · 68 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Joakim Haeggman | 71 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Adam Scott | 69 · 72 · 67 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Dennis Edlund | 69 · 67 · 71 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Warren Bennett | 67 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Peter Hanson | 70 · 72 · 66 · 69 | 277 | |
| T9 | Soren Hansen | 66 · 73 · 68 · 70 | 277 | |
| T9 | Thomas Bjorn | 68 · 72 · 67 · 70 | 277 | |
| T9 | Peter Hedblom | 66 · 70 · 68 · 73 | 277 |
The golfer
born 1963-06-23, Glasgow, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 1987; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 26; world No. 10 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 31, 2001) from OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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