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Sunday 7 April 2002European TourYear in Review
Pettersson wins Algarve Open de Portugal
Vale do Lobo Resort, Algarve, Portugal (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 April 2002 · Carl Pettersson’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €750,000 EUR · Weather: rain reduced the event to 36 holes (second round completed Saturday 2pm; the planned 54-hole finish was abandoned after overnight rain on Sunday); a sudden-death play-off on the 18th decided the winner on Sunday; 75 per cent of the original prize money awarded.
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- David Gilford ENG · 142Lost the sudden-death play-off at the first extra hole (18th) after pulling his approach over the back of the green and failing to save par. Pettersson claims victory in play-off - The Independent
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Algarve Open de Portugal
Vale do Lobo Resort (Ocean and Royal Courses), Vale do Lobo Resort, Algarve, Portugal
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Carl Pettersson
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Pettersson | 66 · 76 | 142 | −2 |
| 2 | David Gilford | 70 · 72 | 142 | −2 |
| T3 | Greg Owen | 72 · 71 | 143 | −1 |
| T3 | Miguel Angel Martin | 73 · 70 | 143 | −1 |
| T3 | Henrik Nystrom | 72 · 71 | 143 | −1 |
| 6 | Rolf Muntz | 71 · 73 | 144 | |
| T7 | Diego Borrego | 77 · 68 | 145 | |
| T7 | Bradley Dredge | 70 · 75 | 145 | |
| T9 | Steve Webster | 74 · 72 | 146 | |
| T9 | Emanuele Canonica | 70 · 76 | 146 | |
| T9 | Alastair Forsyth | 72 · 74 | 146 | |
| T9 | Gary Emerson | 74 · 72 | 146 | |
| T9 | Mikko Ilonen | 70 · 76 | 146 |
The golfer
born 1977-08-29, Gothenburg, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 2000; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 106 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 14, 2002) from OWGR player profile events table; age 24 computed from Wikipedia birth date (1977-08-29) and event end date 2002-04-07; first European Tour title per The Independent, Golftoday and Wikipedia; majors_to_date null (Wikipedia infobox majorwins blank)).
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From the papers
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