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Sunday 7 September 2003European TourYear in Review
Els wins Omega European Masters
Golf Club Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans Montana, Switzerland · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 September 2003 · Ernie Els’s win no. 15 on the European Tour · purse €1,600,000 EUR · Omega
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 45 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/6°C · wind 6 km/h ESE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/4°C · wind 6 km/h SE, gusts 28 · 1.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R315°/8°C · wind 6 km/h WNW, gusts 28 · 4.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/7°C · wind 5 km/h SE, gusts 30 · 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
- Michael Campbell NZL · 273Closed with a 66 to finish alone in second, six behind; started the day too far back to threaten Els seriously. Els made it four wins on the European tour this season (European Masters result) - BBC Sport (Wayback Machine copy)
152 started, 75 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Omega European Masters
Golf Club Crans-sur-Sierre (Alpine Course), Golf Club Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans Montana, Switzerland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ernie Els
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
7 September 2003
I made the perfect start today to do something special with four birdies but that was a career par at the fifth,
BBC Sport
7 September 2003
But I finally got my putting stroke back this week. If I could have putted like this at the USPGA I would have been in with a chance.
Golf Today
7 September 2003
Nothing happened for me today. I tried my hardest to win but it wasn't to be.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | 65 · 69 · 68 · 65 | 267 | −17 |
| 2 | Michael Campbell | 67 · 67 · 73 · 66 | 273 | −11 |
| 3 | Eduardo Romero | 66 · 67 · 67 · 74 | 274 | −10 |
| T4 | Emanuele Canonica | 70 · 68 · 67 · 70 | 275 | −9 |
| T4 | Andrew Coltart | 70 · 72 · 66 · 67 | 275 | −9 |
| T4 | Robert Karlsson | 65 · 67 · 71 · 72 | 275 | −9 |
| 7 | Peter Hedblom | 67 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| T8 | Paul Casey | 68 · 70 · 67 · 72 | 277 | −7 |
| T8 | Brian Davis | 70 · 66 · 68 · 73 | 277 | −7 |
| T8 | Paul Eales | 66 · 69 · 75 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| T8 | David Howell | 68 · 69 · 67 · 73 | 277 | −7 |
| T8 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | 69 · 69 · 72 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| T8 | David Lynn | 70 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
| T8 | Jarrod Moseley | 71 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 277 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1969-10-17, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1989; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 15; majors to date: 3; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 36, 2003) from OWGR player profile events table; Golf Today also calls him "the second-ranked golfer in the world").
What’s in the bag
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