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Sunday 26 May 2002European TourYear in Review
Hansen wins Volvo PGA Championship
Wentworth Club, West Course, Virginia Water, Surrey, England · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 May 2002 · Anders Hansen’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €3,200,000 EUR · Volvo
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/11°C · wind 24 km/h SSW, gusts 48 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R216°/10°C · wind 34 km/h SW, gusts 70 · 4.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R315°/9°C · wind 32 km/h SW, gusts 65 · 1.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R412°/7°C · wind 28 km/h SSW, gusts 54 · 15.4 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
- Colin Montgomerie SCO · 274led by three after an opening 64 but slipped back; closed with a 67 (seven birdies, two bogeys), never threatening the five-shot leader BBC Sport: Hansen wins at Wentworth (26 May 2002, Wayback Machine)
- Eduardo Romero ARG · 274eagled the 12th to get within four, then dropped a shot as Hansen birdied the 14th; closed with a 68 BBC Sport: Hansen wins at Wentworth (26 May 2002, Wayback Machine)
156 started · cut E, 76 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo PGA Championship
Wentworth Club (West Course), Wentworth Club, West Course, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Anders Hansen
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 May 2002
First of all, to sit here today as a winner of this tournament is beyond my wildest fantasy.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 May 2002
I felt absolutely horrible out there. It was the hardest 18 holes I have ever played in my entire life. I felt stomach cramps.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 May 2002
Yeah, we did finish No. 1 from behind, so you got it. But today we finished No. 1 from the front, which is quite nice.
BBC Sport
26 May 2002
To come here after losing to Tiger Woods in a play-off last week and shoot 64 in the first round probably took more out of me than I realised,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anders Hansen | 68 · 65 · 66 · 70 | 269 | −19 |
| T2 | Colin Montgomerie | 64 · 71 · 72 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Eduardo Romero | 67 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Michael Campbell | 68 · 70 · 71 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Nick Faldo | 71 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Carlos Rodiles | 69 · 67 · 68 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Jarrod Moseley | 71 · 73 · 70 · 63 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Darren Clarke | 70 · 71 · 69 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | David Gilford | 68 · 71 · 70 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Peter O'Malley | 69 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1970-09-16, Sønderborg, Denmark; DEN; turned pro 1995; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 137 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile, 2002 events table); RTÉ printed "ranked 141st in the world" (see conflicts)).
What’s in the bag
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