Golf Network News
Sunday 9 May 2004European TourYear in Review
Lane wins Daily Telegraph Damovo British Masters
Forest of Arden Hotel & Country Club, Warwickshire, England · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 May 2004 · Barry Lane’s win no. 5 on the European Tour · purse £1,600,000 GBP · Daily Telegraph / Damovo
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 14 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R114°/6°C · wind 13 km/h WSW, gusts 29 · 5.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R214°/5°C · wind 21 km/h NW, gusts 41 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R311°/9°C · wind 24 km/h NW, gusts 49 · 3.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R415°/10°C · wind 12 km/h NNW, gusts 24 · 0.6 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
- Eduardo Romero ARG · 275Closed with 69 to tie second, three behind; failed by one place to become the tour's oldest winner at 49 (Golf Today). Barry Lane clinches title with closing 66 - Golf Today
- Angel Cabrera ARG · 275Closed with 67, moving up with an eagle at the 17th, to tie second three behind Lane (Golf Today). Barry Lane clinches title with closing 66 - Golf Today
156 started, 75 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Daily Telegraph Damovo British Masters
Forest of Arden Hotel & Country Club, Forest of Arden Hotel & Country Club, Warwickshire, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Barry Lane
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
9 May 2004
I didn't play well for a few years but this season I've really worked on my game, especially my putting and chipping and I was very disappointed to lose when leading in Singapore earlier in the season.
The Independent (Andy Farrell)
10 May 2004
That's the worst lie I've ever seen. I'm glad I've got strong forearms.
The Independent (Andy Farrell)
11 May 2004
I would like to see a bit more smiling or acknowledging the crowd, or more signing of autographs, just to be aware of who pays our wages.
Coventry Telegraph
10 May 2004
This was the fifth round out of the last seven we played together with the Italian Open the week previous and we've both brought the best out of each other.
Coventry Telegraph
10 May 2004
I'm glad I didn't go out there and shoot something like a 75 and then see it won by someone making 70,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Lane | 70 · 69 · 67 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Eduardo Romero | 67 · 68 · 71 · 69 | 275 | |
| T2 | Angel Cabrera | 70 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 275 | |
| 4 | Patrik Sjoland | 69 · 65 · 73 · 69 | 276 | |
| T5 | Paul Broadhurst | 69 · 70 · 66 · 72 | 277 | |
| T5 | Darren Clarke | 70 · 73 · 69 · 65 | 277 | |
| T5 | Anders Hansen | 69 · 71 · 72 · 65 | 277 | |
| T5 | Nick O'Hern | 69 · 68 · 72 · 68 | 277 | |
| 9 | Alastair Forsyth | 70 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 278 | |
| T10 | Stephen Gallacher | 69 · 68 · 74 · 68 | 279 | |
| T10 | Kenneth Ferrie | 67 · 73 · 70 · 69 | 279 |
The golfer
born 1960-06-21, Hayes, Middlesex, England; ENG; turned pro 1976; age 43 that week; tour wins to date: 5; world No. 209 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 19, 2004) from OWGR player profile events table; age 43 stated by Golf Today and BBC; tour win No. 5 from Wikipedia European Tour wins table and season page (5); majorwins blank in infobox -> null).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet