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Sunday 24 March 2002European TourYear in Review
Borrego wins Madeira Island Open
Santo da Serra Golf Club, Santa Cruz, Madeira, Portugal · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 March 2002 · Diego Borrego’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse €550,000 EUR · Weather: the rain-delayed third round was finished early on Sunday before the final round (BBC Sport).
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 04 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/12°C · wind 16 km/h SE, gusts 54 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/12°C · wind 13 km/h SSE, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/11°C · wind 17 km/h N, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R413°/9°C · wind 15 km/h N, gusts 41 · 3 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
- Ivo Giner ESP · 282Overnight co-leader; opened with a double bogey, closed with a 73 and missed a four-foot putt on the final hole that would have forced a play-off. Borrego nets Madeira win - BBC Sport
- Maarten Lafeber NED · 282Overnight co-leader with Giner, three ahead of Borrego; closed with a 73 to tie for second, one behind. Borrego nets Madeira win - BBC Sport
135 started, 76 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Madeira Island Open
Santo da Serra Golf Club, Santo da Serra Golf Club, Santa Cruz, Madeira, Portugal
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Diego Borrego
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
24 March 2002
Last year was a long struggle until the end.
BBC Sport
24 March 2002
Jose Maria was also a tour referee when I won my first title. Maybe I'll take him with me every week.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diego Borrego | 72 · 68 · 72 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T2 | Ivo Giner | 73 · 66 · 70 · 73 | 282 | |
| T2 | Maarten Lafeber | 74 · 64 · 71 · 73 | 282 | |
| 4 | Roger Winchester | 73 · 74 · 69 · 67 | 283 | −5 |
| T5 | Charley Hoffman | 70 · 70 · 73 · 71 | 284 | |
| T5 | Santiago Luna | 69 · 70 · 75 · 70 | 284 | |
| T7 | Paul Dwyer | 71 · 70 · 69 · 75 | 285 | |
| T7 | Massimo Florioli | 70 · 65 · 75 · 75 | 285 | |
| T9 | Philip Walton | 70 · 73 · 68 · 75 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | David Drysdale | 71 · 69 · 71 · 75 | 286 | |
| T9 | Didier De Vooght | 71 · 67 · 73 · 75 | 286 | |
| T9 | Andrew Sherborne | 71 · 76 · 66 · 73 | 286 |
The golfer
born 1972-01-29, Málaga, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1991; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 286 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 12, 2002) from OWGR player profile events table; age 30 stated by RTÉ Sport (agrees with Wikipedia birth date 1972-01-29); second European Tour win per BBC Sport and Wikipedia; majors_to_date null (Wikipedia infobox majorwins blank)).
What’s in the bag
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