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Sunday 15 August 2004European TourYear in Review
Emerson wins BMW Russian Open
Le Meridien Moscow Golf & Country Club, Nakhabino, Russia · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 August 2004 · Gary Emerson’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse US$500,000 USD · BMW · Rain washed out Saturday's third round; most of the leaders played two rounds (35 holes for Emerson) on Sunday
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 45 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/12°C · wind 17 km/h WSW, gusts 40 · 2.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/9°C · wind 17 km/h WNW, gusts 34 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R315°/11°C · wind 24 km/h NE, gusts 42 · 23.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R414°/9°C · wind 22 km/h WNW, gusts 54 · 4.1 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
- Markus Brier AUT · 274Third on 11 under after three rounds; closed with a 69 including three back-nine birdies but finished two behind. Emerson gains maiden Tour victory - Golf Today (Wayback Machine copy)
156 started, 70 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
BMW Russian Open
Le Meridien Moscow Country Club, Le Meridien Moscow Golf & Country Club, Nakhabino, Russia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Gary Emerson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
15 August 2004
Things have been tight this year. It means a lot to get this money because I have a young family.
Golf Today
15 August 2004
I have been playing on the Tour for 10 years and I feel as though I have got my job back,
Golf Today
15 August 2004
But then I holed a birdie putt on the 14th which was a big putt and it gave me my confidence back.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Emerson | 71 · 65 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Markus Brier | 69 · 66 · 70 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| 3 | Kyron Sullivan | 68 · 72 · 67 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| 4 | Mattias Eliasson | 69 · 67 · 73 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| 5 | Henrik Nystrom | 68 · 66 · 73 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Phillip Archer | 68 · 70 · 75 · 65 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Gregory Bourdy | 71 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Nick Dougherty | 71 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Chris Gane | 73 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Alessandro Tadini | 72 · 70 · 70 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1963-09-26, Bournemouth, England; ENG; turned pro 1982; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 336 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 33, 2004) from OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet