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Sunday 23 February 2003European TourYear in Review
Atwal wins Carlsberg Malaysian Open
Mines Resort and Golf Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 February 2003 · Arjun Atwal’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse US$1,100,000 USD · Carlsberg · thunderstorm halted play Saturday; third round completed Sunday morning before the final round
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 76° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/24°C · wind 8 km/h E, gusts 20 · 2.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/24°C · wind 8 km/h NE, gusts 23 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R333°/22°C · wind 8 km/h E, gusts 16 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/23°C · wind 8 km/h NE, gusts 16 · 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
- Retief Goosen RSA · 264Closed within a stroke with a birdie at the 10th, missed a birdie chance at the 12th, then found water off the tee at the 13th and closed with 68 (Golf Today). Malaysian Open 2003 - Golf Today final-round report (Wayback Machine)
- Brad Kennedy AUS · 264Closed with 64 to tie second, four behind (AP). Atwal posts four-stroke victory over Goosen - ESPN (AP), 23 February 2003
148 started, 81 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Carlsberg Malaysian Open
Mines Resort and Golf Club, Mines Resort and Golf Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Arjun Atwal
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
23 February 2003
It's burned me out. It didn't really get to me when I was on the golf course but right after I finished, I was drained.
ESPN (AP)
23 February 2003
It was an ideal end for me. My victory has given me the belief that I can make it in the European Tour. This win told me I am good enough to play in Europe.
Golf Today
23 February 2003
But all credit to Arjun, he played well and holed a lot of good putts and I can't take anything away from him.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arjun Atwal | 62 · 65 · 67 · 66 | 260 | −24 |
| T2 | Retief Goosen | 66 · 64 · 66 · 68 | 264 | −20 |
| T2 | Brad Kennedy | 68 · 66 · 66 · 64 | 264 | −20 |
| 4 | Dean Robertson | 66 · 70 · 64 · 66 | 266 | −18 |
| 5 | Thammanoon Srirot | 63 · 69 · 70 · 65 | 267 | −17 |
| 6 | Daniel Chopra | 65 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 268 | −16 |
| 7 | Ted Oh | 64 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 269 | −15 |
| 8 | Patrik Sjoland | 68 · 66 · 70 · 66 | 270 | −14 |
| T9 | Gerald Rosales | 72 · 68 · 66 · 65 | 271 | −13 |
| T9 | Simon Khan | 69 · 67 · 67 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T9 | Simon Dyson | 65 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T9 | Yeh Wei-tze | 65 · 69 · 72 · 65 | 271 | −13 |
| T9 | Liang Wen-chong | 68 · 66 · 66 · 71 | 271 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1973-03-20, Kolkata, India; IND; turned pro 1995; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 319 that week (OWGR rankBefore (rankFrom on OWGR event 2849; profile id 5701); age 29 stated by Golf Today and = Wikipedia birth date subtracted from event date (AP says 30 -> conflict); tour win No. 2 from Golf Today ('second European Tour triumph') and Wikipedia season page; majorwins blank -> null).
What’s in the bag
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