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Sunday 25 April 2004European TourYear in Review
Cevaer wins Canarias Open de España
Fuerteventura Golf Club, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 April 2004 · Christian Cevaer’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €1,650,000 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 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 75° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/17°C · wind 28 km/h NNE, gusts 47 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/17°C · wind 23 km/h NNE, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/17°C · wind 23 km/h NNE, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/16°C · wind 21 km/h N, gusts 38 · 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
- Ricardo Gonzalez ARG · 272Led by three with three to play, then hit out of bounds at the 16th and three-putted for a double bogey; failed to birdie the 18th to force a playoff (Golf Today). Cevaer eagles way to maiden Tour victory - Golf Today
- David Park WAL · 272Led through three rounds but closed with 72 and missed the birdie at the last that would have forced a playoff (Golf Today). Cevaer eagles way to maiden Tour victory - Golf Today
- Peter Hedblom SWE · 272Closed with 70 and failed to birdie the last to force a playoff (Golf Today). Cevaer eagles way to maiden Tour victory - Golf Today
155 started, 79 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Canarias Open de España
Fuerteventura Golf Club, Fuerteventura Golf Club, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Christian Cevaer
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
25 April 2004
It's fabulous and I'm just really happy that my perseverance has paid off,
Golf Today
25 April 2004
I'm happy that I've clinched one of the first opportunities I have had because I know how tough it is and you do see guys finishing on the podium a lot without winning.
Golf Today
24 April 2004
I'm enjoying Spain so much that I'm thinking of changing my passport,
BBC Sport
25 April 2004
It was a fantastic stroke of luck holing out that lob shot on 16. I hit it perfect but we all know there is not much difference between it going in or finishing close.
BBC Sport
25 April 2004
It was frustrating to play seven tournaments this season, make five cuts, and still be 130th on the Order of Merit but you have to be patient.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Cevaer | 66 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 271 | −9 |
| T2 | David Park | 64 · 65 · 71 · 72 | 272 | −8 |
| T2 | Peter Hedblom | 68 · 66 · 68 · 70 | 272 | −8 |
| T2 | Ricardo Gonzalez | 67 · 70 · 64 · 71 | 272 | −8 |
| T5 | Jarmo Sandelin | 67 · 71 · 69 · 66 | 273 | −7 |
| T5 | Bradley Dredge | 70 · 69 · 64 · 70 | 273 | −7 |
| T7 | Miles Tunnicliff | 70 · 66 · 71 · 67 | 274 | −6 |
| T7 | Jose Manuel Lara | 69 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −6 |
| T7 | Charl Schwartzel | 69 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 274 | −6 |
| 10 | Marcus Fraser | 68 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 275 |
The golfer
born 1970-04-10, Nouméa, New Caledonia; FRA; turned pro 1993; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 408 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 17, 2004) from OWGR player profile events table; age computed from Wikipedia birth date and event end date; first European Tour win (Golf Today 'maiden European Tour victory', season page (1)); majorwins blank -> null).
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