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Sunday 7 July 2002European TourYear in Review
Campbell wins Smurfit European Open
The K Club, Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 July 2002 · Michael Campbell’s win no. 5 on the European Tour · purse £2,000,000 GBP · Smurfit
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 31 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/10°C · wind 15 km/h SW, gusts 31 · 6.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/11°C · wind 20 km/h NNE, gusts 45 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/11°C · wind 16 km/h WSW, gusts 35 · 2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/11°C · wind 22 km/h SSW, gusts 44 · 4.7 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
- Padraig Harrington IRL · 283joint second overnight, birdied the 15th, missed a three-foot putt at the 17th that would have cut the gap to one, then pulled a six-iron into the water at the 72nd hole RTÉ Sport: Harrington disappointed with finish at K-Club (8 July 2002)
- Bradley Dredge WAL · 283closed with a 68 to post 5-under in the clubhouse; Campbell, five ahead with four to play, bogeyed the last four holes but held on by one Golftoday: Campbell holds on to claim victory (Wayback Machine)
- Retief Goosen RSA · 283closed with a 68 to post 5-under in the clubhouse; Campbell bogeyed the last four holes but held on by one Golftoday: Campbell holds on to claim victory (Wayback Machine)
- Paul Lawrie SCO · 283birdied his last hole for a closing 73 to finish one behind Golftoday: Campbell holds on to claim victory (Wayback Machine)
155 started, 71 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Smurfit European Open
The K Club, The K Club, Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Michael Campbell
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golftoday
7 July 2002
I was cruising along with four holes to play and I said 'This is it, I've got the trophy in one arm' but unfortunately it wasn't in the other,
The Independent (Tim Glover)
9 July 2002
I was in the zone for 14 holes and playing great and then all of a sudden things started turning on me. The way I mentally played the last four holes was pretty disgusting.
RTÉ Sport
8 July 2002
I'm gutted. Michael got so much ahead he saw the winning post and started to bleed. To be honest it was a chance for anybody else to win the tournament.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Campbell | 68 · 71 · 70 · 73 | 282 | −6 |
| T2 | Bradley Dredge | 71 · 71 · 73 · 68 | 283 | −5 |
| T2 | Retief Goosen | 71 · 72 · 72 · 68 | 283 | −5 |
| T2 | Paul Lawrie | 70 · 71 · 69 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T2 | Padraig Harrington | 72 · 69 · 69 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | Angel Cabrera | 72 · 71 · 71 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T6 | Niclas Fasth | 69 · 77 · 68 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T6 | Colin Montgomerie | 69 · 75 · 68 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
| T9 | Darren Fichardt | 67 · 74 · 76 · 68 | 285 | |
| T9 | Carl Pettersson | 71 · 71 · 74 · 69 | 285 | |
| T9 | Jarrod Moseley | 67 · 75 · 73 · 70 | 285 | |
| T9 | Patrik Sjoland | 71 · 70 · 73 · 71 | 285 | |
| T9 | Paul Casey | 71 · 73 · 69 · 72 | 285 | |
| T9 | Joakim Haeggman | 68 · 73 · 71 · 73 | 285 | |
| T9 | Barry Lane | 69 · 71 · 71 · 74 | 285 |
The golfer
born 1969-02-23, Hāwera, New Zealand; NZL; turned pro 1993; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 29 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile, 2002 events table); The Independent: "Campbell was 29th").
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