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Sunday 21 September 2003European TourYear in Review
Choi wins Linde German Masters
Golf Club Gut Larchenhof, Cologne, Germany · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 September 2003 · K.J. Choi’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €3,000,000 EUR · Linde
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 58 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 39° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/11°C · wind 10 km/h S, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/14°C · wind 10 km/h S, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/14°C · wind 14 km/h SSE, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/16°C · wind 12 km/h SSW, gusts 22 · 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
- Miguel Angel Jimenez ESP · 264birdied the last to take second alone, but Choi, never headed after taking the lead, also birdied the 18th from four feet to win by two Choi holds off chasing pack - BBC Sport, 21 Sep 2003
132 started, 72 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Linde German Masters
Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof, Golf Club Gut Larchenhof, Cologne, Germany
4 of 5 researched
Winner
K.J. Choi
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
21 September 2003
I am so happy to have won this tournament after having been invited to play. To come up with a win is very rewarding. This week the impression of Germany for me is truly wonderful.
Golf Today
21 September 2003
I didn't make any real mistakes today, I just tried my best to catch K.J. but he just beat me in the end and that is golf.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.J. Choi | 63 · 68 · 64 · 67 | 262 | −26 |
| 2 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | 67 · 62 · 67 · 68 | 264 | −24 |
| T3 | Ian Poulter | 65 · 63 · 69 · 68 | 265 | −23 |
| T3 | Niclas Fasth | 68 · 67 · 65 · 65 | 265 | −23 |
| T5 | Darren Clarke | 65 · 71 · 65 · 67 | 268 | −20 |
| T5 | Anders Hansen | 69 · 62 · 72 · 65 | 268 | −20 |
| T5 | Carlos Rodiles | 65 · 65 · 67 · 71 | 268 | −20 |
| T8 | Jarrod Moseley | 68 · 65 · 67 · 69 | 269 | |
| T8 | Mathias Gronberg | 68 · 69 · 68 · 64 | 269 | |
| T8 | Michael Campbell | 69 · 67 · 66 · 67 | 269 | |
| T8 | David Howell | 66 · 69 · 69 · 65 | 269 |
The golfer
born 1970-05-19, Wando, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1994; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 37 that week (OWGR rankBefore 37 (rankAfter 16) per OWGR player profile events table 2003; age: Golf Today 'The 33-year-old').
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet