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Sunday 1 February 2004European TourYear in Review
Jimenez wins Johnnie Walker Classic
Alpine Golf & Sports Club, Bangkok, Thailand (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 29 January to Sunday 1 February 2004 · Miguel Angel Jimenez’s win no. 8 on the European Tour · purse £1,000,000 GBP · Johnnie Walker
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 27 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Thomas Bjorn DEN · 273Led from the first day until he hit into water off the tee at the 14th, then did the same at the 17th; his bogey there and Jimenez's 25-foot birdie decided it. Jimenez edges out Bjorn - BBC Sport
- Jyoti Randhawa IND · 273Closed with the day's best round, a 64 with two eagles, to share second, two behind. Jimenez edges out Bjorn - BBC Sport
138 started, 77 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Johnnie Walker Classic
Alpine Golf & Sports Club, Alpine Golf & Sports Club, Bangkok, Thailand
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Miguel Angel Jimenez
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
1 February 2004
September is September and we are in February. You have to concentrate round by round.
Associated Press (via ESPN.com)
1 February 2004
The golf he played on the front nine was out of this world. Every single shot. It's nice to see him there.
BBC Sport
1 February 2004
I am good at dealing with disappointments. I play golf to win and in the last 16 months I've let quite a few slip through my hands,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | 70 · 66 · 67 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Jyoti Randhawa | 69 · 70 · 70 · 64 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Thomas Bjorn | 64 · 68 · 70 · 71 | 273 | −15 |
| T4 | Boonchu Ruangkit | 71 · 68 · 70 · 65 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Shaun Micheel | 70 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Thongchai Jaidee | 67 · 72 · 67 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Raphael Jacquelin | 71 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | David Smail | 67 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Simon Yates | 68 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | Scott Gardiner | 66 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Ernie Els | 70 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Ian Poulter | 66 · 72 · 67 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1964-01-05, Málaga, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1982; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 8; world No. 100 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 5, 2004) from OWGR player profile events table; age 40 stated by BBC Sport and The Independent; eighth European Tour title per The Independent and Wikipedia wins table; majorwins infobox blank -> null).
What’s in the bag
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