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Sunday 29 August 2004European TourYear in Review
Jimenez wins BMW International Open
Golfclub München Nord-Eichenried, Munich, Germany · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 August 2004 · Miguel Angel Jimenez’s win no. 11 on the European Tour · purse €1,800,000 EUR · BMW
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 17 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/13°C · wind 22 km/h W, gusts 55 · 6.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/12°C · wind 20 km/h W, gusts 40 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/12°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/14°C · wind 9 km/h WSW, gusts 25 · 0.5 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
- Thomas Levet FRA · 269Closed with a 68 to finish two shots behind Jiménez's closing 66. BBC Sport - BMW International Open 2004 result story (Wayback Machine copy)
156 started, 83 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
BMW International Open
Golfclub München Nord-Eichenried, Golfclub München Nord-Eichenried, Munich, Germany
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Miguel Angel Jimenez
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
29 August 2004
I didn't have to worry about the Ryder Cup, so I could just put my mind to winning the tournament.
Golf Today
29 August 2004
This week has shown, though, that we are going to have a very strong Ryder Cup team.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | 68 · 66 · 67 · 66 | 267 | −21 |
| 2 | Thomas Levet | 73 · 65 · 63 · 68 | 269 | −19 |
| T3 | Paul Casey | 69 · 69 · 69 · 65 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Alex Cejka | 68 · 70 · 69 · 65 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Colin Montgomerie | 67 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T6 | Darren Clarke | 72 · 68 · 68 · 65 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Retief Goosen | 66 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Fredrik Jacobson | 71 · 65 · 68 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | David Lynn | 67 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Paul McGinley | 70 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1964-01-05, Málaga, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1982; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 11; world No. 36 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 35, 2004) from OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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