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Sunday 11 May 2003European TourYear in Review
Casey wins Benson & Hedges International Open
The Belfry, Wishaw, Warwickshire, England · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 May 2003 · Paul Casey’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse £1,100,000 GBP · Benson & Hedges
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 18 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/8°C · wind 20 km/h W, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/6°C · wind 22 km/h WSW, gusts 44 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R313°/6°C · wind 24 km/h SSW, gusts 44 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R414°/5°C · wind 23 km/h SW, gusts 48 · 0.4 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
- Padraig Harrington IRL · 281Shared the 54-hole lead but closed with a three-over 75, missing a nine-foot par putt at the 12th and bogeying the 17th (Golf Today). Casey claims third title - Golf Today final-round report (Wayback Machine)
156 started, 80 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Benson & Hedges International Open
The Belfry (Brabazon Course), The Belfry, Wishaw, Warwickshire, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Paul Casey
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
11 May 2003
The key for me was I had a good game-plan. I could have written down the clubs I wanted to play off the tee last night and got 14 or 15 of them right.
The Independent (Andy Farrell)
12 May 2003
I knew what to expect and that I had to play well. I got a great reception. It made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
The Independent (Andy Farrell)
12 May 2003
After that the ball seemed to defy gravity on the back nine,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Casey | 71 · 69 · 66 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Padraig Harrington | 67 · 68 · 71 · 75 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Rolf Muntz | 70 · 71 · 69 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T3 | Stephen Scahill | 71 · 70 · 65 · 76 | 282 | −6 |
| T3 | Paul Lawrie | 71 · 72 · 70 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| 6 | Richard S. Johnson | 73 · 68 · 79 · 64 | 284 | −4 |
| T7 | David Park | 72 · 70 · 74 · 69 | 285 | −3 |
| T7 | Brian Davis | 70 · 74 · 69 · 72 | 285 | −3 |
| T7 | Angel Cabrera | 68 · 69 · 70 · 78 | 285 | −3 |
| T10 | Nick O'Hern | 73 · 74 · 68 · 71 | 286 | −2 |
| T10 | Matthew Blackey | 71 · 76 · 69 · 70 | 286 | −2 |
| T10 | Simon Khan | 72 · 70 · 71 · 73 | 286 | −2 |
| T10 | David Dixon | 66 · 78 · 68 · 74 | 286 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1977-07-21, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England; ENG; turned pro 2000; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 69 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 19, 2003) from OWGR player profile events table; age 25 stated by Golf Today; tour win No. 3 from Wikipedia season page and Casey wins table; majorwins blank in infobox -> null).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet