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Sunday 23 March 2003European TourYear in Review
Dredge wins Madeira Island Open
Santo da Serra, Madeira, Portugal · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 March 2003 · Bradley Dredge’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €600,000 EUR
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R112°/10°C · wind 14 km/h NNE, gusts 45 · 2.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R213°/8°C · wind 14 km/h NNE, gusts 40 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R313°/9°C · wind 15 km/h NW, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R414°/11°C · wind 15 km/h WNW, gusts 44 · 2.5 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
- Fredrik Andersson SWE · 280Closed with 69 to share second, eight strokes behind (AP, BBC). Madeira Island Open final-round scores - ESPN (AP), 23 March 2003
- Brian Davis ENG · 280Closed with 68 to share second, eight strokes behind (AP, BBC). Madeira Island Open final-round scores - ESPN (AP), 23 March 2003
- Andrew Marshall ENG · 280Closed with 70 to share second, eight strokes behind (AP, BBC). Madeira Island Open final-round scores - ESPN (AP), 23 March 2003
140 started, 77 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Madeira Island Open
Santo da Serra, Santo da Serra, Madeira, Portugal
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Bradley Dredge
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
23 March 2003
I never imagined in my wildest dreams I would have eight putts to win
BBC Sport
23 March 2003
I looked at the leaderboard at the 12th and when I saw I still had an eight or nine-shot lead I just cruised from there.
BBC Sport
23 March 2003
I've been thinking if I get into the top 50, I could get to Augusta for the US Masters,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradley Dredge | 69 · 72 · 60 · 71 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Fredrik Andersson | 73 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T2 | Brian Davis | 74 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T2 | Andrew Marshall | 71 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| 5 | Sam Little | 76 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| 6 | Robert-Jan Derksen | 67 · 79 · 68 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| 7 | Santiago Luna | 71 · 72 · 70 · 70 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Andrew Coltart | 74 · 69 · 70 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T8 | Mikko Ilonen | 73 · 70 · 71 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T8 | Julien Clement | 68 · 76 · 69 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1973-07-06, Tredegar, Wales; WAL; turned pro 1996; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 72 that week (OWGR rankBefore (rankFrom on OWGR event 2862; profile id 6150), also stated '72nd in the world rankings' by Golf Today; age 29 stated by BBC and Golf Today; tour win No. 1 from BBC/Golf Today and Wikipedia season page; majorwins blank -> null).
What’s in the bag
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