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Sunday 26 October 2003European TourYear in Review
Gonzalez wins Telefónica Open de Madrid
Club de Campo, Madrid, Spain (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 October 2003 · Ricardo Gonzalez’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse €1,400,000 EUR · Telefónica · final-round start delayed just over two hours while the course was mopped after heavy rain
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 27 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 36° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Paul Casey ENG · 271led after each of the first three rounds and by four going into the final day, but three bogeys in five holes from the 7th led to a 72; missed an 18-foot birdie putt at the last that would have forced a playoff Gonzalez wins with closing 65 - Golf Today round 4 report (Wayback Machine copy)
- Padraig Harrington IRL · 271closing 65 charge stalled late; his 20th runner-up finish as a professional Gonzalez snatches Madrid Open (final leaderboard and report) - BBC Sport, 26 Oct 2003
- Nick O'Hern AUS · 271closed with 68 and missed an 18-foot birdie putt at the last for a playoff Gonzalez wins with closing 65 - Golf Today round 4 report (Wayback Machine copy)
- Marten Olander SWE · 271closing 67, his best European Tour finish Gonzalez wins with closing 65 - Golf Today round 4 report (Wayback Machine copy)
125 started, 70 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Telefónica Open de Madrid
Club de Campo, Club de Campo, Madrid, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ricardo Gonzalez
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
26 October 2003
I was seven behind and the will had left me. I didn't have any motivation but then I started to play well, the door was opened and the light switched on for me.
Golf Today
26 October 2003
Things didn't work out after my first win but now I hope to go on to more wins.
Golf Today
26 October 2003
I had 36 putts today and you can't win a tournament with that number of putts. I felt I had one hand on the trophy.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricardo Gonzalez | 69 · 70 · 66 · 65 | 270 | −14 |
| T2 | Padraig Harrington | 65 · 73 · 68 · 65 | 271 | −13 |
| T2 | Marten Olander | 69 · 65 · 70 · 67 | 271 | −13 |
| T2 | Nick O'Hern | 67 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T2 | Paul Casey | 63 · 65 · 71 · 72 | 271 | −13 |
| T6 | Peter Fowler | 67 · 66 · 70 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| T6 | Paul Lawrie | 69 · 64 · 70 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| T6 | Sergio Garcia | 64 · 71 · 71 · 67 | 273 | −11 |
| T6 | Matthew Blackey | 70 · 70 · 68 · 65 | 273 | −11 |
| T10 | Pierre Fulke | 71 · 65 · 70 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Adam Scott | 72 · 69 · 68 · 65 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano | 67 · 70 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1969-10-24, Corrientes, Argentina; ARG; turned pro 1986; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 135 that week (OWGR rankBefore 135 (rankAfter 81) per OWGR player profile events table 2003; age: Golf Today 'the 34-year-old').
What’s in the bag
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