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Sunday 9 February 2003European TourYear in Review
Casey wins ANZ Championship
New South Wales Golf Club, La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 February 2003 · Paul Casey’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse A$1,750,000 AUD · ANZ
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
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The name over time
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The ones it got away from
- Stuart Appleby AUS · 41 pointsCasey's playing partner; holed a ten-metre putt at 17 to get within four points, then his eagle chip at the par-five 18th lipped out, leaving him tied second. Paul Casey wins by four points - Golftoday
- Nick O'Hern AUS · 41 pointsFinished four points behind Casey in a tie for second. Love ends title drought - BBC Sport
156 started, 73 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
ANZ Championship
New South Wales Golf Club, New South Wales Golf Club, La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Paul Casey
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
9 February 2003
This shows the first wasn't a flash in the pan and it probably answers a few critics out there.
BBC Sport
9 February 2003
The first win was tough and I don't know if the second is tougher - they are all tough.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Casey | 8 · 10 · 21 · 6 | 45 | |
| T2 | Nick O'Hern | 10 · 12 · 8 · 11 | 41 | |
| T2 | Stuart Appleby | 16 · 2 · 15 · 8 | 41 | |
| T4 | Peter Lonard | 15 · 0 · 8 · 16 | 39 | |
| T4 | Jarrod Moseley | 3 · 18 · 3 · 15 | 39 | |
| 6 | Greg Turner | 4 · 9 · 7 · 18 | 38 | |
| T7 | Martin Doyle | 4 · 7 · 7 · 19 | 37 | |
| T7 | Scott Hend | 4 · 8 · 17 · 8 | 37 | |
| T9 | Peter Senior | 10 · 9 · 9 · 7 | 35 | |
| T9 | Robert Karlsson | 11 · 9 · 11 · 4 | 35 |
The golfer
born 1977-07-21, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England; ENG; turned pro 2000; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 96 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 6, 2003) from OWGR player profile events table; age 25 stated by Golftoday and BBC; tour win 2 = Wikipedia European Tour wins table, season page '(2)', Golftoday 'second European Tour title'; majors_to_date null: Wikipedia infobox field blank).
What’s in the bag
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