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Sunday 25 January 2004European TourYear in Review
Siem wins Dunhill Championship
Houghton Golf Club, Johannesburg, South Africa · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 January 2004 · Marcel Siem’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £500,000 GBP · Dunhill
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 19 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 83° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/13°C · wind 16 km/h E, gusts 28 · 8.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/14°C · wind 15 km/h SSE, gusts 35 · 7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/15°C · wind 14 km/h SE, gusts 27 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/17°C · wind 11 km/h SE, gusts 30 · 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
- Raphael Jacquelin FRA · 266Lost the playoff at the third extra hole: flew the green into a back bunker and missed a 14-foot birdie putt before Siem holed his. Siem wins first title in three way playoff - Golftoday
- Gregory Havret FRA · 266Narrowly missed a 50-foot eagle putt to win in regulation; eliminated with a par at the second playoff hole after finding a fairway bunker. Siem wins first title in three way playoff - Golftoday
156 started, 71 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Dunhill Championship
Houghton Golf Club, Houghton Golf Club, Johannesburg, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Marcel Siem
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golftoday (Wayback Machine copy)
25 January 2004
I also had chewing gum to relax. It was the first time I had done that on the course. I tried a lot of things and they seemed to work.
Associated Press (via ESPN.com)
25 January 2004
I knew it was the best chance I had had to win my first tournament being in sudden death, and I just tried to be positive over every shot.
BBC Sport
25 January 2004
It was another good week for me but I am very disappointed. I had a lot of chances but I tried, I did my best.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcel Siem | 65 · 67 · 68 · 66 | 266 | −22 |
| T2 | Raphael Jacquelin | 66 · 65 · 68 · 67 | 266 | −22 |
| T2 | Gregory Havret | 66 · 69 · 64 · 67 | 266 | −22 |
| 4 | Soren Hansen | 66 · 67 · 65 · 69 | 267 | −21 |
| 5 | Maarten Lafeber | 68 · 69 · 68 · 65 | 270 | −18 |
| T6 | Craig Lile | 72 · 64 · 66 · 70 | 272 | |
| T6 | James Kingston | 72 · 67 · 71 · 62 | 272 | |
| T6 | Lee Westwood | 68 · 70 · 66 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T6 | Jarrod Moseley | 71 · 66 · 68 · 67 | 272 | |
| T6 | Anders Hansen | 65 · 70 · 71 · 66 | 272 | |
| T6 | Trevor Immelman | 70 · 69 · 64 · 69 | 272 |
The golfer
born 1980-07-15, Mettmann, Germany; GER; turned pro 2000; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 309 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 4, 2004) from OWGR player profile events table; age 23 stated by Golftoday and BBC Sport; maiden European Tour title per Golftoday/BBC; majorwins infobox blank -> null).
What’s in the bag
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