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Sunday 13 July 2003European TourYear in Review
Els wins Barclays Scottish Open
Loch Lomond Golf Club, Glasgow, Scotland · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 July 2003 · Ernie Els’s win no. 14 on the European Tour · purse £2,200,000 GBP · Barclays
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 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/13°C · wind 22 km/h SW, gusts 48 · 5.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R216°/12°C · wind 24 km/h WSW, gusts 62 · 5.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/13°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 37 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/11°C · wind 16 km/h SSE, gusts 38 · 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
- Darren Clarke NIR · 272Played with Els in the final group and got within three after the 3rd, but four bogeys (9th, 11th, 12th, 13th) ended his bid; three late birdies earned a share of second. Els strolls to victory with Open intent - The Independent (James Corrigan), 14 July 2003
- Phillip Price WAL · 272Closed to within four with a birdie at the 10th but missed a six-footer on the last that would have given him second alone. Els strolls to victory with Open intent - The Independent (James Corrigan), 14 July 2003
155 started, 77 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Barclays Scottish Open
Loch Lomond Golf Club, Loch Lomond Golf Club, Glasgow, Scotland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ernie Els
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
14 July 2003
I won it on the first two days here. In difficult conditions I played as well I can. It's not an easy thing to lead from day one and not get ahead of yourself.
BBC Sport
13 July 2003
But I love playing here. Loch Lomond is the most beautiful course we play in Europe.
The Independent
14 July 2003
After two weeks in contention I am absolutely smashed,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | 64 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 267 | −17 |
| T2 | Darren Clarke | 69 · 70 · 64 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| T2 | Phillip Price | 67 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| 4 | Gary Murphy | 70 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | Gary Evans | 71 · 71 · 68 · 65 | 275 | −9 |
| T5 | Peter Lonard | 70 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| T5 | Ian Poulter | 70 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Iain Pyman | 69 · 71 · 67 · 69 | 276 | |
| T8 | Mark Roe | 72 · 68 · 71 · 65 | 276 | −8 |
| T10 | Paul Casey | 69 · 74 · 68 · 66 | 277 | |
| T10 | Bradley Dredge | 69 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 277 | |
| T10 | Alastair Forsyth | 72 · 69 · 66 · 70 | 277 | |
| T10 | Charl Schwartzel | 75 · 68 · 67 · 67 | 277 |
The golfer
born 1969-10-17, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1989; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 14; majors to date: 3; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 28, 2003) from OWGR player profile events table; Golf Today also calls him "the world number two").
What’s in the bag
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