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Sunday 10 November 2002European TourYear in Review
Langer and Montgomerie win Volvo Masters Andalucía
Valderrama Golf Club, Sotogrande, San Roque, Cádiz, Spain · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 November 2002 · Bernhard Langer’s win no. 42 on the European Tour · purse US$3,000,000 USD · Volvo · playoff halted by darkness after two extra holes; title shared
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 10 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 36° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/15°C · wind 14 km/h NW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/13°C · wind 14 km/h WNW, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/13°C · wind 21 km/h W, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/13°C · wind 22 km/h W, gusts 40 · 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
- Bradley Dredge WAL · 283led by one after the third round but faded over the last nine with a closing 73, bogeying the 18th, to finish third Langer and Monty share spoils - BBC Sport, 10 Nov 2002
66 started, 65 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo Masters Andalucía
Valderrama Golf Club, Valderrama Golf Club, Sotogrande, San Roque, Cádiz, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Bernhard Langer and Colin Montgomerie
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
12 November 2002
I could not see the ball I was trying to hit. Coming back in the morning would have been an anticlimax, and everybody has somewhere to go, don't they?
Golf Today
10 November 2002
I think it's appropriate this year, in a Ryder Cup year and a Ryder Cup victory for Europe, that my partner and I should share this trophy.
BBC Sport
10 November 2002
I'm actually taking this as a complete win here. This is fantastic.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Bernhard Langer | 71 · 71 · 72 · 67 | 281 | −3 |
| T1 | Colin Montgomerie | 70 · 69 · 72 · 70 | 281 | −3 |
| 3 | Bradley Dredge | 68 · 71 · 71 · 73 | 283 | −1 |
| T4 | Peter O'Malley | 72 · 69 · 75 · 69 | 285 | +1 |
| T4 | Angel Cabrera | 63 · 72 · 76 · 74 | 285 | +1 |
| 6 | Jarmo Sandelin | 69 · 74 · 77 · 66 | 286 | +2 |
| T7 | Sergio Garcia | 69 · 70 · 75 · 73 | 287 | |
| T7 | Adam Scott | 72 · 73 · 70 · 72 | 287 | |
| T9 | Darren Clarke | 73 · 69 · 75 · 71 | 288 | +4 |
| T9 | Robert Karlsson | 72 · 67 · 77 · 72 | 288 |
The golfer
born 1957-08-27, Anhausen, Bavaria, West Germany; GER; turned pro 1972; age 45 that week; tour wins to date: 42; majors to date: 2; world No. 31 that week (OWGR rankBefore 31 (rankAfter 17) per OWGR player profile events table 2002; age computed from Wikipedia birth date and event end date).
What’s in the bag
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