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Sunday 12 May 2002European TourYear in Review
Cabrera wins Benson & Hedges International Open
The De Vere Belfry, Wishaw, Warwickshire, England · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 May 2002 · Angel Cabrera’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse £1,100,000 GBP · Benson & Hedges
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 21 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R113°/8°C · wind 16 km/h NNE, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R216°/9°C · wind 16 km/h NW, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R315°/6°C · wind 21 km/h NW, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/5°C · wind 16 km/h S, gusts 30 · 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
- Barry Lane ENG · 279Overnight leader who went three clear early; three-putted the 16th as Cabrera birdied the 17th, then found the bunker off the 18th tee and could only par the last for a 73, one short of a play-off. Cabrera takes shine off Europe's preparations - The Independent
154 started, 75 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Benson & Hedges International Open
The De Vere Belfry (Brabazon Course), The De Vere Belfry, Wishaw, Warwickshire, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Angel Cabrera
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
12 May 2002
It is very valuable to have won here in one of the best tournaments in Europe and where there was a strong Ryder Cup field,
The Independent
13 May 2002
The 16th was the main error, ... Overall I thoroughly enjoyed the week and I'm not too disappointed.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angel Cabrera | 68 · 73 · 68 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| 2 | Barry Lane | 69 · 72 · 65 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| T3 | Colin Montgomerie | 71 · 67 · 73 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T3 | Padraig Harrington | 71 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T3 | Michael Campbell | 70 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| 6 | Peter Baker | 71 · 68 · 70 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Steve Webster | 73 · 68 · 74 · 67 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | Peter Fowler | 71 · 69 · 73 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | John Daly | 70 · 69 · 74 · 70 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Greg Owen | 66 · 72 · 70 · 75 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1969-09-12, Córdoba, Argentina; ARG; turned pro 1989; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 25 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 19, 2002) from OWGR player profile events table; age 32 stated by The Independent and Golftoday; tour win 2 = Wikipedia season page '(2)', Wikipedia European Tour wins table and Golftoday 'second European Tour victory'; majors_to_date 0 = Wikipedia infobox lists his majors as 2007 U.S. Open and 2009 Masters).
What’s in the bag
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