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Sunday 23 June 2002European TourYear in Review
Tunnicliff wins Great North Open
Slaley Hall, near Slaley, Northumberland, England · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 June 2002 · Miles Tunnicliff’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £600,000 GBP
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
17 h 05 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/8°C · wind 11 km/h SW, gusts 28 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/9°C · wind 18 km/h SSW, gusts 41 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/10°C · wind 25 km/h WSW, gusts 54 · 2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R415°/9°C · wind 25 km/h WSW, gusts 54 · 0.1 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
- Sven Struver GER · 283shared the 54-hole lead with Tunnicliff and Gilford but went out in 39 and closed with a 73 to finish four behind Golftoday: Tunnicliff gains maiden tour victory (Wayback Machine)
140 started, 69 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Great North Open
Slaley Hall, Slaley Hall, near Slaley, Northumberland, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Miles Tunnicliff
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golftoday
23 June 2002
Two days before my mother died from cancer two weeks ago, she told me to go out and win a tournament,
Golftoday
23 June 2002
When I chipped in for the second time, I thought to myself: 'Someone's looking down on me and it could be my day',
RTÉ Sport
23 June 2002
I had a wrist operation two years ago and last year I almost felt like packing it in. But I plugged away and here I am.
Golftoday
23 June 2002
Coming into the week, if somebody had said to me I'd finish second, I'd have taken it right there and then,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miles Tunnicliff | 72 · 70 · 68 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| 2 | Sven Struver | 71 · 65 · 74 · 73 | 283 | |
| T3 | Bradley Dredge | 68 · 71 · 75 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T3 | Malcolm Mackenzie | 72 · 72 · 69 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T5 | Diego Borrego | 66 · 71 · 78 · 71 | 286 | |
| T5 | Jean Hugo | 72 · 73 · 69 · 72 | 286 | |
| T5 | Nicolas Vanhootegem | 68 · 73 · 71 · 74 | 286 | |
| T5 | Brian Davis | 75 · 68 · 68 · 75 | 286 | |
| 9 | Rolf Muntz | 72 · 69 · 71 · 75 | 287 | |
| T10 | Roger Wessels | 69 · 69 · 74 · 76 | 288 | |
| T10 | David Lynn | 74 · 68 · 69 · 77 | 288 | |
| T10 | David Gilford | 73 · 70 · 67 · 78 | 288 |
The golfer
born 1968-07-30, Leamington Spa, England; ENG; turned pro 1989; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 1226 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile, 2002 events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet