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Sunday 15 June 2003European TourYear in Review
Rumford wins Aa St Omer Open
Saint-Omer Golf Club, Saint-Omer, France · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 June 2003 · Brett Rumford’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €400,000 EUR
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 14 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/12°C · wind 12 km/h WNW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/10°C · wind 13 km/h N, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/13°C · wind 15 km/h ENE, gusts 30 · 5.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/12°C · wind 12 km/h NE, gusts 27 · 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
- Ben Mason ENG · 274birdied the 1st, 4th and 5th to close within one, but bogeyed the 8th and Rumford pulled four clear by the 10th Golftoday: Rumford gains first European Tour win (Wayback Machine)
155 started, 77 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Aa St Omer Open
Saint-Omer Golf Club, Saint-Omer Golf Club, Saint-Omer, France
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brett Rumford
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
15 June 2003
I put myself in the same predicament again here and I'm so happy I was able to trust my game and play the golf I know I can play.
BBC Sport
15 June 2003
The exemption is of huge significance and was what we were all playing for this week.
BBC Sport
15 June 2003
Now I want to enjoy this because I've waited so long for it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brett Rumford | 64 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| 2 | Ben Mason | 70 · 69 · 66 · 69 | 274 | |
| 3 | Federico Bisazza | 68 · 72 · 68 · 70 | 278 | |
| T4 | James Hepworth | 70 · 72 · 70 · 67 | 279 | |
| T4 | Damien McGrane | 72 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 279 | |
| T4 | Peter Hanson | 69 · 69 · 70 · 71 | 279 | |
| T4 | Mattias Eliasson | 66 · 73 · 69 · 71 | 279 | |
| T8 | Martin Lemesurier | 72 · 73 · 68 · 67 | 280 | |
| T8 | Cesar Monasterio | 66 · 73 · 72 · 69 | 280 | |
| T8 | Stuart Little | 71 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 280 | |
| T8 | Alvaro Salto | 68 · 67 · 74 · 71 | 280 | |
| T8 | Garry Houston | 68 · 69 · 68 · 75 | 280 |
The golfer
born 1977-07-27, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; AUS; turned pro 2000; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 328 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile, 2003 events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet