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Sunday 22 June 2003European TourYear in Review
Kjeldsen wins Diageo Championship at Gleneagles
Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 June 2003 · Soren Kjeldsen’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £1,200,000 GBP · Diageo
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
17 h 24 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R114°/12°C · wind 31 km/h WSW, gusts 78 · 1.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/11°C · wind 32 km/h W, gusts 65 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R314°/11°C · wind 15 km/h WSW, gusts 33 · 8.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R415°/11°C · wind 15 km/h ENE, gusts 37 · 3.1 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
- Alastair Forsyth SCO · 281Kjeldsen's playing partner; closed with a 69 and got within two after the turn, but Kjeldsen steadied on the back nine to win by two Golftoday: Kjeldsen gains maiden Tour victory (Wayback Machine)
156 started, 81 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Diageo Championship at Gleneagles
Gleneagles, Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Soren Kjeldsen
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golftoday
22 June 2003
I knew if I could shoot 34 on the back nine that would put the guys under pressure because they would have to be four under to catch me and that was a bit of tall order,
Golftoday
22 June 2003
When I turned pro in 1995, Thomas was the big superstar and he set the standards.
BBC Sport
22 June 2003
It's fantastic, I can't ask for anything more.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soren Kjeldsen | 72 · 68 · 67 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| 2 | Alastair Forsyth | 70 · 73 · 69 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| 3 | Paul Broadhurst | 73 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| 4 | Colin Montgomerie | 72 · 73 · 69 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T5 | Rolf Muntz | 72 · 70 · 73 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
| T5 | Miguel Angel Martin | 74 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
| T5 | Stephen Gallacher | 76 · 71 · 67 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | John Bickerton | 74 · 71 · 71 · 70 | 286 | |
| T8 | Adam Scott | 72 · 75 · 66 · 73 | 286 | −2 |
| T10 | Stephen Dodd | 72 · 71 · 75 · 69 | 287 | |
| T10 | Raphael Jacquelin | 74 · 72 · 71 · 70 | 287 | |
| T10 | Richard Green | 74 · 75 · 68 · 70 | 287 |
The golfer
born 1975-05-17, Aalborg, Denmark; DEN; turned pro 1995; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 164 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile, 2003 events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet