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Sunday 2 June 2002European TourYear in Review
Rose wins Victor Chandler British Masters
Woburn Golf Club, Little Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, England · Thursday 30 May to Sunday 2 June 2002 · Justin Rose’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse £1,300,000 GBP · Victor Chandler
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 11 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/8°C · wind 24 km/h SW, gusts 57 · 2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/8°C · wind 18 km/h WSW, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/8°C · wind 16 km/h SE, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/9°C · wind 20 km/h SE, gusts 41 · 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
- Ian Poulter ENG · 270level with Rose with three to play, three-putted the 16th and missed a seven-footer (Golftoday: 8-foot par putt) at the 18th that would have forced a playoff BBC Sport: Rose masters Woburn (2 June 2002, Wayback Machine)
156 started, 88 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Victor Chandler British Masters
Woburn Golf Club, Woburn Golf Club, Little Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Justin Rose
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golftoday
2 June 2002
It was great to be able to hug my family at the back of the 18th tee,
Golftoday
2 June 2002
Not having won before, then four in five months. It is sort of pinch-yourself stuff.
BBC Sport
2 June 2002
We're very close friends, but it's the first time we've been paired together on tour and for it to be in the last group on the last day was brilliant.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Rose | 70 · 69 · 65 · 65 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Ian Poulter | 68 · 67 · 67 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| 3 | Phillip Price | 68 · 65 · 68 · 72 | 273 | −15 |
| 4 | Colin Montgomerie | 70 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| 5 | Gary Evans | 69 · 69 · 66 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Mark Roe | 71 · 68 · 70 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Frederik Andersson | 70 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | David Carter | 72 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Greg Owen | 73 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Soren Hansen | 68 · 69 · 67 · 73 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1980-07-30, Johannesburg, South Africa; ENG; turned pro 1998; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 72 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile, 2002 events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet