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Monday 20 May 2002European TourYear in Review
Woods wins Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe
Golf Club St. Leon-Rot, St. Leon-Rot (near Heidelberg), Baden-Württemberg, Germany · Friday 17 to Monday 20 May 2002 · purse €2,700,000 EUR · Deutsche Bank, SAP · final round and playoff played on Monday 20 May (RTÉ: "Monday's final pairing"; BBC report dated Monday 20 May); second round on Saturday, third on Sunday (RTÉ); reason for the Monday finish not stated in the sources read; OWGR lists 16-19 May
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 19 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/14°C · wind 7 km/h SSW, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/14°C · wind 18 km/h W, gusts 35 · 1.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/13°C · wind 10 km/h WSW, gusts 23 · 2.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/11°C · wind 10 km/h ESE, gusts 22 · 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
- Colin Montgomerie SCO · 268nearly withdrew with a back injury that morning, led overnight and shot 69 to tie on 20 under, then lost at the third extra hole after hitting his second from a fairway bunker into the pond at the 18th BBC Sport: Monty upbeat in defeat (20 May 2002, Wayback Machine)
155 started, 77 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe
Golf Club St. Leon-Rot, Golf Club St. Leon-Rot, St. Leon-Rot (near Heidelberg), Baden-Württemberg, Germany
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tiger Woods
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
20 May 2002
I just hung in there - I didn't make many putts but I didn't make many mistakes either
BBC Sport
20 May 2002
Monty was obviously not exactly feeling his best, but he is a true champion and fought the entire round.
BBC Sport
20 May 2002
This morning I was about to pull out. I couldn't play. I was very close when I was on the range.
BBC Sport
20 May 2002
I had no idea what I was going to score. I thought at the start of the day that 80 was reasonable and maybe 75, but 69 is very, very good.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 69 · 67 · 64 · 68 | 268 | −20 |
| 2 | Colin Montgomerie | 66 · 68 · 65 · 69 | 268 | −20 |
| 3 | Justin Rose | 71 · 65 · 66 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| 4 | Greg Owen | 68 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| 5 | Ricardo Gonzalez | 71 · 67 · 67 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Thomas Bjorn | 73 · 65 · 71 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Ian Woosnam | 68 · 67 · 73 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Marten Olander | 69 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Anders Hansen | 72 · 68 · 71 · 65 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Angel Cabrera | 69 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Richard Green | 68 · 67 · 70 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1975-12-30, Cypress, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1996; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 16; majors to date: 7; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile, 2002 events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet