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Sunday 16 February 2003European TourYear in Review
Els wins Johnnie Walker Classic
Lake Karrinyup Country Club, Perth, Australia · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 February 2003 · Ernie Els’s win no. 13 on the European Tour · purse £1,000,000 GBP · Johnnie Walker
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 06 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/20°C · wind 26 km/h SSE, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/21°C · wind 22 km/h SSW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/20°C · wind 17 km/h SSW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/22°C · wind 25 km/h ESE, gusts 34 · 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
- Stephen Leaney AUS · 269Closed with a 66 to tie for second, ten strokes behind Els, who led by nine after 54 holes and won wire-to-wire. Els coasts to ten shot victory - Golftoday
- Andre Stolz AUS · 269Closed with a 66 to tie for second, ten strokes behind wire-to-wire winner Els. Els coasts to ten shot victory - Golftoday
156 started, 82 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Johnnie Walker Classic
Lake Karrinyup Country Club, Lake Karrinyup Country Club, Perth, Australia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ernie Els
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent (Andy Farrell)
17 February 2003
The way I am playing now is some of the best golf I have ever played. The whole package is pretty good at the moment. I feel I have moved up another gear, but I still want to improve.
Golftoday
16 February 2003
If somebody had said at the start of the week I would have shot 19 under par and lost by ten I would have been pretty upset, but what can you do. I can't play better than that.
Golftoday
16 February 2003
From four onwards today I did not hit a bad shot. It was an excellent day, an excellent week,
BBC Sport
16 February 2003
The greens are soft, the wind stayed away all week and I could just go out there and attack the golf course.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | 64 · 65 · 64 · 66 | 259 | −29 |
| T2 | Stephen Leaney | 68 · 67 · 68 · 66 | 269 | −19 |
| T2 | Andre Stolz | 68 · 68 · 67 · 66 | 269 | −19 |
| T4 | Justin Rose | 68 · 69 · 69 · 65 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Robert Allenby | 69 · 64 · 72 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Retief Goosen | 72 · 65 · 66 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | David Smail | 68 · 71 · 64 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Jean-Francois Remesy | 68 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| T9 | Niclas Fasth | 74 · 65 · 66 · 67 | 272 | |
| T9 | Craig Kamps | 71 · 67 · 64 · 70 | 272 |
The golfer
born 1969-10-17, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1989; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 13; majors to date: 3; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 7, 2003) from OWGR player profile events table; Golftoday also calls him 'the world number two'; age 33 stated by Golftoday and The Independent; majors_to_date = Wikipedia major wins table (1994 and 1997 U.S. Open, 2002 Open) before this date; tour win 13 = Wikipedia European Tour wins table + season page '(13)' + Golftoday '13th victory on the European Tour').
What’s in the bag
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