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Sunday 20 April 2003European TourYear in Review
Jacobson wins Algarve Open de Portugal
Vale do Lobo, Algarve, Portugal · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 April 2003 · Fredrik Jacobson’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse €1,250,000 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
13 h 09 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/11°C · wind 13 km/h SSE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/12°C · wind 19 km/h NNW, gusts 35 · 3.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/10°C · wind 21 km/h W, gusts 42 · 8.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/9°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 38 · 0.9 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 · 284Closed with 68 to share the clubhouse lead before Jacobson's eagle chip-in at the 17th (BBC). Jacobson clinches Algarve Open - BBC Sport, 20 April 2003 (Wayback Machine)
- Jamie Donaldson WAL · 284Closed with 68 to share the clubhouse lead before Jacobson's eagle chip-in at the 17th (BBC). Jacobson clinches Algarve Open - BBC Sport, 20 April 2003 (Wayback Machine)
- Brian Davis ENG · 284Closed with 72 to make it a three-way tie at 284; was level with Jacobson until the eagle at the 17th (BBC, The Independent). Jacobson clinches Algarve Open - BBC Sport, 20 April 2003 (Wayback Machine)
152 started, 72 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Algarve Open de Portugal
Vale do Lobo, Vale do Lobo, Algarve, Portugal
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Fredrik Jacobson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
21 April 2003
Coming back to win is unbelievable,
The Independent
21 April 2003
I've not been swinging it well but all I was looking for from the week was for the wrist to hold up and get four rounds in.
BBC Sport
20 April 2003
The chip-in was a tremendous feeling. It was one of those shots that, in the circumstances, you are not sure if you will hit it clean or not.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fredrik Jacobson | 64 · 76 · 71 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T2 | Brian Davis | 70 · 71 · 71 · 72 | 284 | |
| T2 | Bradley Dredge | 69 · 73 · 74 · 68 | 284 | |
| T2 | Jamie Donaldson | 72 · 71 · 73 · 68 | 284 | |
| 5 | Greg Owen | 66 · 70 · 76 · 73 | 285 | |
| T6 | James Kingston | 72 · 75 · 72 · 68 | 287 | |
| T6 | Richard Sterne | 73 · 73 · 69 · 72 | 287 | |
| T8 | Jarmo Sandelin | 75 · 67 · 79 · 68 | 289 | |
| T8 | David Lynn | 71 · 72 · 74 · 72 | 289 | |
| T8 | Carlos Rodiles | 69 · 71 · 76 · 73 | 289 | |
| T8 | Marcel Siem | 71 · 68 · 76 · 74 | 289 |
The golfer
born 1974-09-26, Kungsbacka, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1994; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 111 that week (OWGR rankBefore (rankFrom on OWGR event 2871; profile id 3846); age 28 stated by BBC and The Independent; tour win No. 2 from BBC ('second European Tour crown') and Wikipedia season page; turned_pro 1994 from Wikipedia body text (infobox yearpro blank); majorwins blank -> null).
What’s in the bag
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