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Sunday 13 October 2002European TourYear in Review
Cejka wins Trophée Lancôme
Golf de Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, near Paris, France · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 October 2002 · Alex Cejka’s win no. 4 on the European Tour · purse €1,400,000 EUR · Lancôme
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 38 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 32° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/10°C · wind 16 km/h ENE, gusts 31 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/6°C · wind 11 km/h NE, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/7°C · wind 25 km/h W, gusts 51 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R414°/5°C · wind 23 km/h S, gusts 46 · 1.8 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
- Carlos Rodiles ESP · 274closed with a 66 but Cejka's birdie at the 16th opened a two-shot gap that held Cejka claims first title for 7 years - Golf Today round 4 report (Wayback Machine copy)
120 started, 76 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Trophée Lancôme
Golf de Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, Golf de Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, near Paris, France
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Alex Cejka
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
14 October 2002
I have had a lot of chances and it can be cruel to finish second or third. But I have worked hard and I knew it would come.
BBC Sport
13 October 2002
Unbelievable. This is very special because it's my first win on Tour for seven years.
The Independent
14 October 2002
Paris is always special and this is a special tournament.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Cejka | 64 · 68 · 72 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| 2 | Carlos Rodiles | 67 · 69 · 72 · 66 | 274 | |
| T3 | Angel Cabrera | 69 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 275 | |
| T3 | Jean-Francois Lucquin | 69 · 72 · 68 · 66 | 275 | |
| T5 | Gordon Brand Jnr | 68 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 276 | |
| T5 | Steen Tinning | 70 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 276 | |
| T5 | Ian Poulter | 68 · 71 · 70 · 67 | 276 | |
| T5 | Thomas Levet | 67 · 69 · 73 · 67 | 276 | |
| T5 | Paul Eales | 68 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 276 | |
| T5 | Robert Karlsson | 68 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 276 | |
| T5 | Sergio Garcia | 67 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 276 | |
| T5 | Bradley Dredge | 68 · 67 · 70 · 71 | 276 |
The golfer
born 1970-12-02, Mariánské Lázně, Czechoslovakia; GER; turned pro 1989; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 108 that week (OWGR rankBefore 108 per OWGR player profile events table 2002; age: Golf Today and The Independent 'the 31-year-old').
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet