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Sunday 4 April 2004European TourYear in Review
Jimenez wins Algarve Open de Portugal
Le Meridien Penina Golf & Resort, Algarve, Portugal (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 April 2004 · Miguel Angel Jimenez’s win no. 9 on the European Tour · purse €1,250,000 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 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Terry Price AUS · 274Came home in 31 for a course-record-equalling 64, eagling the 18th to set the clubhouse target at 14 under; Jimenez's closing birdie won by two (BBC, Golf Today). Jimenez takes Portugal win - BBC Sport
156 started, 74 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Algarve Open de Portugal
Le Meridien Penina Golf & Resort, Le Meridien Penina Golf & Resort, Algarve, Portugal
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Miguel Angel Jimenez
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
4 April 2004
You have to take life as it comes - what has happened now and not Qatar,
Golf Today
4 April 2004
It is a nice ambition to win the order of merit also but you have to live life for the moment and this moment is winning the Portuguese Open.
BBC Sport
4 April 2004
I'm knocking on the door but I think the door is made of lead,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | 69 · 66 · 70 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Terry Price | 68 · 68 · 74 · 64 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Klas Eriksson | 71 · 72 · 65 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Graeme McDowell | 69 · 70 · 69 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Jean-Francois Remesy | 70 · 68 · 70 · 68 | 276 | |
| T5 | David Park | 70 · 71 · 66 · 69 | 276 | |
| T5 | Ignacio Garrido | 69 · 67 · 69 · 71 | 276 | |
| T5 | David Lynn | 71 · 68 · 66 · 71 | 276 | |
| T9 | Paul Eales | 71 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 277 | |
| T9 | Desvonde Botes | 70 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 277 | |
| T9 | Fredrik Andersson Hed | 71 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 277 | |
| T9 | Emanuele Canonica | 71 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 277 | |
| T9 | Jose Manuel Lara | 68 · 74 · 66 · 69 | 277 | |
| T9 | Damien McGrane | 70 · 66 · 72 · 69 | 277 | |
| T9 | Gregory Havret | 67 · 72 · 68 · 70 | 277 |
The golfer
born 1964-01-05, Málaga, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1982; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 9; world No. 53 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 14, 2004) from OWGR player profile events table; age 40 stated by Golf Today and BBC; win No. 9 from Wikipedia European Tour wins table and season page (9); majorwins blank -> null).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet