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Sunday 16 March 2003European TourYear in Review
Fichardt wins Qatar Masters
Doha Golf Club, Doha, Qatar · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 March 2003 · Darren Fichardt’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse US$1,500,000 USD · sandstorm delay on Thursday; leaders played some 30 holes on Sunday to complete 72 holes
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 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/19°C · wind 46 km/h NNW, gusts 65 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/17°C · wind 32 km/h NNW, gusts 47 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/16°C · wind 34 km/h NW, gusts 50 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/16°C · wind 21 km/h NW, gusts 31 · 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
- James Kingston RSA · 275Led by two at halfway; tied on 13 under after 72 holes and lost at the first extra hole after hitting his approach into a bunker (Golf Today). Fichardt beats Kingston in playoff - Golf Today (Wayback Machine)
149 started · cut +1, 54 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Qatar Masters
Doha Golf Club, Doha Golf Club, Doha, Qatar
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Darren Fichardt
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
16 March 2003
After playing 72 holes, a playoff over just one hole is always hard. I thought James (Kingston) was going to make a birdie. But as it turned out, it was my day today.
Golf Today
16 March 2003
I hit a three wood second straight let and thought it was going into the desert but found it on the edge of the green and hit a lob wedge to 10 feet and holed the putt.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Fichardt | 71 · 69 · 66 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | James Kingston | 68 · 67 · 71 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| 3 | Paul McGinley | 68 · 72 · 70 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| 4 | David Howell | 66 · 72 · 72 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Peter Fowler | 71 · 67 · 71 · 72 | 281 | |
| T5 | Peter Hedblom | 71 · 71 · 73 · 66 | 281 | |
| 7 | David Park | 70 · 71 · 71 · 70 | 282 | |
| T8 | John Bickerton | 73 · 70 · 68 · 72 | 283 | |
| T8 | Richard Green | 71 · 69 · 70 · 73 | 283 | |
| T8 | Gary Evans | 73 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 283 |
The golfer
born 1975-05-13, Pretoria, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1994; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 223 that week (OWGR rankBefore (rankFrom on OWGR event 2860; profile id 5754); age 27 stated by Golf Today; tour win No. 2 from Golf Today ('second European Tour title') and Wikipedia season page; majorwins blank -> null).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet