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Sunday 22 February 2004European TourYear in Review
Jaidee wins Carlsberg Malaysian Open
Saujana Golf & Country Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 February 2004 · Thongchai Jaidee’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse US$1,210,000 USD · Carlsberg · weather: heavy rain suspended play on Friday and the second round was completed on Saturday morning (Golftoday round 2 report); after Saturday's torrential rain the third round was completed on Sunday morning before the final round (Golftoday)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 76° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/25°C · wind 7 km/h ENE, gusts 20 · 1.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/25°C · wind 9 km/h SE, gusts 26 · 3.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R333°/25°C · wind 9 km/h WNW, gusts 28 · 3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R433°/25°C · wind 10 km/h S, gusts 24 · 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
- Brad Kennedy AUS · 276Needed a birdie at the last to force a playoff but his second shot found the trees and he made bogey for a closing 67. Thongchai aces way to victory - Golftoday
150 started · cut +1, 70 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Carlsberg Malaysian Open
Saujana Golf & Country Club (Palm Course), Saujana Golf & Country Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Thongchai Jaidee
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
22 February 2004
I wasn't sure I was going to win. I saw that Brad Kennedy was a couple of shots behind and I went on to the range to get ready for a possible play-off. But I won.
Associated Press (via ESPN.com)
22 February 2004
A hole in one, then a birdie on the 18th. I am very, very happy,
Golftoday (Wayback Machine copy)
22 February 2004
My tee shot stopped on a downhill lie and though I thought I hit it perfect, the shot just faded a little into the trees,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thongchai Jaidee | 71 · 71 · 64 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Brad Kennedy | 69 · 70 · 70 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Chawalit Plaphol | 68 · 72 · 65 · 73 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Prayad Marksaeng | 70 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Thomas Levet | 69 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | 70 · 72 · 67 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Andrew Marshall | 71 · 69 · 68 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T8 | Klas Eriksson | 68 · 74 · 70 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | David Dixon | 70 · 73 · 69 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Lee Sung-man | 69 · 68 · 67 · 77 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Thaworn Wiratchant | 70 · 67 · 72 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1969-11-08, Lopburi, Thailand; THA; turned pro 1999; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 115 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 8, 2004) from OWGR player profile events table; age 34 stated by Golftoday; first European Tour win per Wikipedia wins table and Golftoday; majorwins infobox blank -> null).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet