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Sunday 30 June 2002European TourYear in Review
Hansen wins Murphy's Irish Open
Fota Island Resort, Fota Island, County Cork, Ireland · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 June 2002 · Soren Hansen’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €1,600,000 EUR · Murphy's
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 25 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/10°C · wind 21 km/h NNW, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R216°/8°C · wind 15 km/h NW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/10°C · wind 15 km/h W, gusts 34 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R414°/11°C · wind 29 km/h WSW, gusts 58 · 2.7 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
- Darren Fichardt RSA · 270closed with a 67 to join the playoff, missed a 2½-foot birdie putt at the first extra hole and pushed a 16-footer at the fourth before Hansen holed his Golftoday: Hansen wins four way playoff (Wayback Machine)
- Niclas Fasth SWE · 270closed with a 68 to join the playoff; hit a spectator with his tee shot at the par-3 17th, the fourth extra hole, where Hansen birdied Golftoday: Hansen wins four way playoff (Wayback Machine)
- Richard Bland ENG · 270closed with a 67 to join the playoff; eliminated at the second extra hole after pulling his drive into the trees and parring while the others birdied Golftoday: Hansen wins four way playoff (Wayback Machine)
152 started, 73 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Murphy's Irish Open
Fota Island (Deerpark course), Fota Island Resort, Fota Island, County Cork, Ireland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Soren Hansen
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
RTÉ Sport
1 July 2002
Anders definitely teased me a bid with that PGA victory but I've been playing well for some time. I thought it was all over at the first play-off hole but Darren and Richard missed short putts,
RTÉ Sport
1 July 2002
I then wanted to hit a nine-iron but my caddie Tim persuaded me to hit a wedge and it was perfect, bang on,
BBC Sport
30 June 2002
My adrenalin had gone but then all of a sudden it got going again and I definitely had it when I hit into the fourth play-off hole.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soren Hansen | 69 · 69 · 64 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T2 | Darren Fichardt | 71 · 68 · 64 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| T2 | Niclas Fasth | 72 · 67 · 63 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T2 | Richard Bland | 69 · 71 · 63 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| 5 | Thomas Bjorn | 71 · 68 · 63 · 70 | 272 | −12 |
| T6 | Eamonn Darcy | 69 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T6 | Stuart Little | 68 · 71 · 66 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T6 | Joakim Haeggman | 66 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 274 | −10 |
| T6 | Soren Kjeldsen | 69 · 70 · 65 · 70 | 274 | −10 |
| T6 | Alex Cejka | 69 · 65 · 69 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
| T6 | Eduardo Romero | 66 · 71 · 66 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
| T6 | Padraig Harrington | −10 |
The golfer
born 1974-03-21, Copenhagen, Denmark; DEN; turned pro 1997; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 144 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile, 2002 events table)).
What’s in the bag
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