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Sunday 19 October 2003European TourYear in Review
Jimenez wins Turespaña Mallorca Classic
Pula Golf Club, Majorca, Spain · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 October 2003 · Miguel Angel Jimenez’s win no. 7 on the European Tour · purse €400,000 EUR · Turespaña · weather: reduced to 54 holes because of lightning and 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 46 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).
- R123°/19°C · wind 31 km/h E, gusts 43 · 12.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/18°C · wind 29 km/h W, gusts 38 · 13.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/17°C · wind 34 km/h WNW, gusts 55 · 7.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/15°C · wind 28 km/h SSW, gusts 43 · 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
- Jose Maria Olazabal ESP · 205led by two with two to play, hit his tee shot out of bounds for a double bogey at the 17th, then chipped 10 feet past at the par-three 18th and missed the par putt that would have forced a playoff Jimenez grabs Mallorca glory - BBC Sport, 19 Oct 2003
131 started, 76 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Turespaña Mallorca Classic
Pula Golf Club, Pula Golf Club, Majorca, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Miguel Angel Jimenez
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
19 October 2003
He was playing so solid I thought he must win but then I heard he had double-bogeyed 17 so I had to go off and get changed because I thought there would be a playoff.
Golf Today
19 October 2003
Sometimes we have to realise we are only human and human beings miss putts and fairways.
Golf Today
19 October 2003
The tournament was mine when I was standing on the 17th tee, but I just didn't know how to catch it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | 72 · 67 · 65 | 204 | −6 |
| 2 | Jose Maria Olazabal | 66 · 69 · 70 | 205 | −5 |
| T3 | Gary Emerson | 73 · 64 · 69 | 206 | |
| T3 | Jamie Spence | 71 · 66 · 69 | 206 | |
| T5 | Paul Broadhurst | 68 · 70 · 69 | 207 | |
| T5 | Tomas Jesus Munoz | 72 · 66 · 69 | 207 | |
| T5 | James Hepworth | 70 · 67 · 70 | 207 | |
| T5 | Simon Khan | 69 · 72 · 66 | 207 | |
| T5 | Benn Barham | 68 · 68 · 71 | 207 | |
| T10 | Miguel Angel Martin | 70 · 67 · 71 | 208 | |
| T10 | Klas Eriksson | 74 · 65 · 69 | 208 | |
| T10 | Jose Manuel Lara | 69 · 68 · 71 | 208 | |
| T10 | Maarten Lafeber | 68 · 68 · 72 | 208 | |
| T10 | Marcel Siem | 68 · 68 · 72 | 208 |
The golfer
born 1964-01-05, Málaga, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1982; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 7; world No. 125 that week (OWGR rankBefore 125 (rankAfter 98) per OWGR player profile events table 2003; age computed from Wikipedia birth date and the sourced end date).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet