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Sunday 3 February 2002European TourYear in Review
Els wins Heineken Classic
Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Melbourne, Australia · Thursday 31 January to Sunday 3 February 2002 · Ernie Els’s win no. 9 on the European Tour · purse A$2,000,000 AUD · Heineken
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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/15°C · wind 20 km/h SE, gusts 46 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R234°/15°C · wind 14 km/h ENE, gusts 31 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/14°C · wind 21 km/h SW, gusts 46 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/12°C · wind 21 km/h SSE, gusts 45 · 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
- David Howell ENG · 276Got to 13 under, two behind, with a five-under round through 15, but bogeyed the 16th and tied second, five strokes back. Ernie Els coasts to five shot victory - Golftoday
- Peter Fowler AUS · 276Closed with a 67 including birdies on two of the last three holes to tie second, five behind. Ernie Els coasts to five shot victory - Golftoday
- Peter O'Malley AUS · 276Els's playing partner recovered from a tough start with three back-nine birdies to tie second, five behind. Ernie Els coasts to five shot victory - Golftoday
155 started, 76 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Heineken Classic
Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Melbourne, Australia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ernie Els
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golftoday
3 February 2002
I thought that was going to be easier than it actually was,
Golftoday
3 February 2002
There's only one man that makes that sort of noise around here and that Greg,
Golftoday
3 February 2002
When I sunk that big, long birdie putt on the 16th, it sent a shiver down my spine,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | 64 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Peter Fowler | 69 · 70 · 70 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | David Howell | 68 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Peter O'Malley | 68 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| 5 | Michael Campbell | 68 · 72 · 68 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Greg Norman | 69 · 67 · 73 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Nick Faldo | 67 · 73 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Stephen Leaney | 70 · 66 · 72 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Greg Owen | 73 · 70 · 68 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Craig Parry | 68 · 71 · 71 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1969-10-17, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1989; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 9; majors to date: 2; world No. 5 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 5, 2002) from OWGR player profile events table; age 32 = born 1969-10-17 (Wikipedia, OWGR) subtracted from 2002-02-03; majors_to_date 2 = Golftoday 'dual US Open champion' and Wikipedia major wins (1994, 1997 U.S. Open) before this date; tour win 9 = Wikipedia European Tour wins table no. 9 + season page '(9)').
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet