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Sunday 8 September 2002European TourYear in Review
Karlsson wins Omega European Masters
Golf Club Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans Montana, Switzerland · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 September 2002 · Robert Karlsson’s win no. 5 on the European Tour · purse €1,500,000 EUR · Omega
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 42 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/4°C · wind 6 km/h SE, gusts 26 · 5.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R216°/9°C · wind 6 km/h NW, gusts 26 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/9°C · wind 5 km/h SSE, gusts 26 · 6.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/7°C · wind 8 km/h SE, gusts 33 · 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
- Paul Lawrie SCO · 274One behind Karlsson at the turn after birdies at the sixth and 10th, then bogeyed three of the last five holes for a 72. Karlsson wins from the front - BBC Sport, 8 September 2002 (Wayback Machine copy)
- Trevor Immelman RSA · 274Closed with a 72; a steadier back nine than Lawrie gave him a share of second, his third runner-up finish of the season. Karlsson gains wire to wire win - Golf Today (Wayback Machine copy)
153 started, 69 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Omega European Masters
Golf Club Crans-sur-Sierre, Golf Club Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans Montana, Switzerland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Robert Karlsson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
8 September 2002
This is a big win for me, particularly because of all the changes I've been making with coaches and my swing,
Golf Today
8 September 2002
I looked at the conditions and the way the course was set up and felt if I dropped shots at the beginning I still had plenty left in the bag.
Golf Today
8 September 2002
Even when they caught me I knew they still had to go on and beat me and that would be difficult, just as it turned out.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Karlsson | 65 · 66 · 68 · 71 | 270 | −14 |
| T2 | Trevor Immelman | 70 · 67 · 65 · 72 | 274 | −10 |
| T2 | Paul Lawrie | 66 · 70 · 66 · 72 | 274 | −10 |
| T4 | Bradley Dredge | 73 · 66 · 69 · 67 | 275 | −9 |
| T4 | Simon Dyson | 69 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 275 | −9 |
| T6 | Emanuele Canonica | 68 · 68 · 65 · 75 | 276 | −8 |
| T6 | Alex Cejka | 67 · 69 · 68 · 72 | 276 | −8 |
| T6 | Stephen Leaney | 68 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| T6 | Jarrod Moseley | 72 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 276 | −8 |
| T10 | Michael Campbell | 71 · 69 · 67 · 70 | 277 | |
| T10 | Paul Casey | 68 · 69 · 76 · 64 | 277 | |
| T10 | Jeev Milkha Singh | 71 · 70 · 66 · 70 | 277 |
The golfer
born 1969-09-03, Katrineholm, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1989; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 5; world No. 114 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 36, 2002) from OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet