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Sunday 1 September 2002European TourYear in Review
Bjorn wins BMW International Open
Golfclub München Nord-Eichenried, Munich, Germany · Thursday 29 August to Sunday 1 September 2002 · Thomas Bjorn’s win no. 7 on the European Tour · purse €1,800,000 EUR · BMW
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 10 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/14°C · wind 7 km/h NW, gusts 20 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/15°C · wind 6 km/h SE, gusts 17 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/15°C · wind 10 km/h N, gusts 16 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/13°C · wind 15 km/h N, gusts 31 · 15.1 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
- Bernhard Langer GER · 268Started two behind his playing partner Bjorn; birdied the second to close to one but Bjorn birdied the third, and bogeys at the eighth and 11th left him chasing in a closing 68. Bjorn wins in Munich - BBC Sport, 1 September 2002 (Wayback Machine copy)
- John Bickerton ENG · 268Matched Bjorn's closing 66 with three straight birdies from the fourth and three more around the turn, but started too far back; his second runner-up finish of the season. Bjorn wins BMW title for second time - Golf Today (Wayback Machine copy)
155 started, 69 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
BMW International Open
Golfclub München Nord-Eichenried, Golfclub München Nord-Eichenried, Munich, Germany
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Thomas Bjorn
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
1 September 2002
It's tough playing four days with Bernhard in Germany and I was very happy I could stay focused, that was the hard part.
Golf Today
1 September 2002
But we would make a good pair -- the more sensible man with the player who has a little bit of the wild things!
BBC Sport
1 September 2002
It's how you play in four weeks' time that counts but there's no doubt that playing better nearer the match gives you more confidence.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Bjorn | 68 · 64 · 66 · 66 | 264 | −24 |
| T2 | John Bickerton | 67 · 69 · 66 · 66 | 268 | −20 |
| T2 | Bernhard Langer | 64 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 268 | −20 |
| T4 | David Park | 68 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Ian Poulter | 65 · 66 · 70 · 70 | 271 | −17 |
| 6 | Richard Bland | 65 · 66 · 69 · 72 | 272 | −16 |
| T7 | Paul Casey | 72 · 63 · 71 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T7 | Philip Golding | 69 · 65 · 69 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T7 | David Lynn | 67 · 67 · 68 · 71 | 273 | −15 |
| T10 | John Daly | 70 · 70 · 65 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | Trevor Immelman | 66 · 72 · 65 · 71 | 274 | |
| T10 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | 68 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 274 |
The golfer
born 1971-02-18, Silkeborg, Denmark; DEN; turned pro 1993; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 7; world No. 38 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 35, 2002) from OWGR event page; Golf Today states the world ranked 38th spot he held coming to Munich).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet