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Sunday 17 August 2003European TourYear in Review
Fraser wins BMW Russian Open
Le Meridien Moscow Golf & Country Club, Nakhabino, Russia · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 August 2003 · Marcus Fraser’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €400,000 EUR · BMW
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/14°C · wind 20 km/h NNW, gusts 37 · 5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/12°C · wind 15 km/h WSW, gusts 35 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/15°C · wind 18 km/h SW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/13°C · wind 23 km/h WSW, gusts 57 · 4.5 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
- Martin Wiegele AUT · 269Led until a bogey at the 16th, missed a 50-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole by an inch, then lost the playoff with a bogey at the second extra hole (18th). Fraser beats Wiegele in playoff - Golf Today (Wayback Machine copy)
149 started · cut -2, 77 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
BMW Russian Open
Le Meridien Moscow Golf & Country Club, Le Meridien Moscow Golf & Country Club, Nakhabino, Russia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Marcus Fraser
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
17 August 2003
It was won the hard way and it was the most pressure I've played under, so I'm proud of myself for coming through it.
BBC Sport
17 August 2003
It's a dream come true,
BBC Sport
17 August 2003
The exemption is what I was looking for this week
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Fraser | 68 · 65 · 68 · 68 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Martin Wiegele | 68 · 66 · 67 · 68 | 269 | −19 |
| 3 | Peter Hanson | 71 · 68 · 67 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Jose Manuel Carriles | 68 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 274 | |
| T4 | Andrew Coltart | 69 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 274 | |
| T4 | Tim Milford | 72 · 68 · 67 · 67 | 274 | |
| T4 | Graeme Storm | 71 · 69 · 69 · 65 | 274 | |
| 8 | Mads Vibe-Hastrup | 70 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 275 | |
| T9 | Kalle Brink | 69 · 66 · 71 · 70 | 276 | |
| T9 | Robert Rock | 68 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 276 |
The golfer
born 1978-07-26, Corowa, New South Wales, Australia; AUS; turned pro 2002; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 324 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 33, 2003) from OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet