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Sunday 17 March 2002European TourYear in Review
Scott wins Qatar Masters
Doha Golf Club, West Bay, Doha, Qatar · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 March 2002 · Adam Scott’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse US$1,500,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/16°C · wind 13 km/h E, gusts 19 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/16°C · wind 16 km/h SE, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/19°C · wind 25 km/h ESE, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/23°C · wind 28 km/h SE, gusts 43 · 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
- Nick Dougherty ENG · 275Tied second, six behind, in his first full tour season while carrying a rib injury; Scott began the final round three clear and eagled the ninth to pull away. Scott coasts to win with closing 67 - Golftoday
- Jean-Francois Remesy FRA · 275Birdied the last hole to earn a share of second place, six behind. Scott coasts to win with closing 67 - Golftoday
147 started, 69 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Qatar Masters
Doha Golf Club, Doha Golf Club, West Bay, Doha, Qatar
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Adam Scott
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golftoday
17 March 2002
Winning for the second time is almost harder than winning the first time so today was very satisfying.
Golftoday
17 March 2002
Today I felt really good and was really calm out there for the first time in that situation. It's the most relaxed I've felt on a golf course.
Golftoday
17 March 2002
If I cock up it's not going to be part of a learning curve. I'm here to try and win now
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Scott | 67 · 66 · 69 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| T2 | Nick Dougherty | 69 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 275 | |
| T2 | Jean-Francois Remesy | 68 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 275 | |
| T4 | Joakim Haeggman | 66 · 73 · 72 · 66 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Eduardo Romero | 71 · 67 · 72 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Mark Pilkington | 69 · 69 · 71 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Henrik Nystrom | 69 · 72 · 67 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | John Bickerton | 69 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Stephen Gallacher | 69 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | David Howell | 68 · 72 · 71 · 67 | 278 | |
| T10 | Anders Hansen | 68 · 68 · 71 · 71 | 278 |
The golfer
born 1980-07-16, Adelaide, Australia; AUS; turned pro 2000; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 62 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 11, 2002) from OWGR player profile events table; age 21 stated by Golftoday; tour win 2 = Wikipedia season page '(2)' and Golftoday ('winning for the second time', after the 2001 Alfred Dunhill Championship); majors_to_date 0 = Wikipedia infobox lists his only major as the 2013 Masters).
What’s in the bag
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