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Sunday 2 February 2003European TourYear in Review
Els wins Heineken Classic
Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Melbourne, Australia · Thursday 30 January to Sunday 2 February 2003 · Ernie Els’s win no. 12 on the European Tour · purse A$2,000,000 AUD · Heineken
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/15°C · wind 26 km/h W, gusts 50 · 8.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/11°C · wind 27 km/h WSW, gusts 52 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/13°C · wind 17 km/h SW, gusts 38 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/11°C · wind 15 km/h SSE, gusts 33 · 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
- Peter Lonard AUS · 274Reached the 18th tee tied with Els at 15 under, drove right, found a greenside bunker with his approach and missed a three-yard par putt that would have forced a playoff. Ernie Els wins again in Melbourne - Golftoday
- Nick Faldo ENG · 274Overnight leader seeking his first win since 1997; needed a birdie at the last but went through the green and closed with a 69. Els withstands Faldo revival to sustain winning sequence - The Independent
156 started, 70 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Heineken Classic
Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Melbourne, Australia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ernie Els
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golftoday
2 February 2003
I have not come from behind for quite some time. I really stuck to my guns and it worked out today. Both (wins) are pretty sweet.
Golftoday
2 February 2003
I went at the flag. I suppose smart people will say I was stupid,
The Independent
3 February 2003
The best bit for me is that I hung in there and stayed there for the first time in a long time,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | 70 · 72 · 66 · 65 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Peter Lonard | 67 · 72 · 67 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Nick Faldo | 69 · 71 · 65 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Stephen Gallacher | 70 · 70 · 71 · 65 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Gary Evans | 67 · 73 · 70 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Soren Kjeldsen | 71 · 67 · 71 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | David Lynn | 69 · 65 · 73 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Paul Casey | 65 · 67 · 74 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Bob Friend | 70 · 73 · 69 · 66 | 278 | |
| T9 | Peter Fowler | 67 · 72 · 70 · 69 | 278 |
The golfer
born 1969-10-17, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1989; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 12; majors to date: 3; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 5, 2003) from OWGR player profile events table; Golftoday and The Independent call him world number two; age 33 stated by Golftoday; majors_to_date = Wikipedia major wins table (1994, 1997 U.S. Open, 2002 Open); tour win 12 = Wikipedia European Tour wins table and season page '(12)').
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