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Sunday 18 August 2002European TourYear in Review
Mednick wins North West of Ireland Open
Ballyliffin Golf Club, Ballyliffin, County Donegal, Ireland · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 August 2002 · Adam Mednick’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €350,000 EUR · 29 players had to complete their third rounds on Sunday morning (inclement weather)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 33 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/13°C · wind 39 km/h SW, gusts 64 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/12°C · wind 21 km/h SSE, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/14°C · wind 43 km/h SSE, gusts 86 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/13°C · wind 20 km/h SW, gusts 37 · 0.4 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
- Costantino Rocca ITA · 286Led after rounds one and two; closed with a par 72, bogeying the last after a poor drive to slip back alongside Coltart. Mednick ends long wait - BBC Sport, 18 August 2002 (Wayback Machine copy)
- Andrew Coltart SCO · 286Closed with a 67, one outside the course record he set in round two, but finished five behind. Mednick ends long wait - BBC Sport, 18 August 2002 (Wayback Machine copy)
155 started, 87 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
North West of Ireland Open
Ballyliffin Golf Club (Glashedy Links), Ballyliffin Golf Club, Ballyliffin, County Donegal, Ireland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Adam Mednick
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
18 August 2002
This means the world to me,
BBC Sport
18 August 2002
I've not been getting many starts this year, but now I can plan my season and next year as well.
BBC Sport
18 August 2002
I told a friend last week to put some money on me and I hope he did and got good odds.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Mednick | 76 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T2 | Andrew Coltart | 76 · 66 · 77 · 67 | 286 | −2 |
| T2 | Costantino Rocca | 71 · 69 · 74 · 72 | 286 | −2 |
| T4 | Anders Forsbrand | 71 · 73 · 75 · 68 | 287 | −1 |
| T4 | Jean-Francois Lucquin | 75 · 67 · 74 · 71 | 287 | −1 |
| T6 | Adam Crawford | 77 · 68 · 75 · 68 | 288 | |
| T6 | Massimo Florioli | 71 · 70 · 71 · 76 | 288 | |
| T6 | Philip Walton | 75 · 70 · 71 · 72 | 288 | |
| 9 | Joakim Rask | 75 · 72 · 75 · 68 | 290 | |
| 10 | Michele Reale | 78 · 68 · 73 · 73 | 292 |
The golfer
born 1966-09-09, Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.; SWE; turned pro 1989; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 649 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 33, 2002) from OWGR event page / player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet