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Sunday 8 August 2004European TourYear in Review
Lynn wins KLM Open
Hilversumsche Golf Club, Hilversum, Netherlands · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 August 2004 · David Lynn’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €1,200,000 EUR · KLM
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 53° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/18°C · wind 16 km/h NE, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/18°C · wind 13 km/h NW, gusts 26 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/18°C · wind 11 km/h NW, gusts 26 · 9.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/18°C · wind 21 km/h ESE, gusts 50 · 0.1 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
- Richard Green AUS · 267Led after rounds two and three and went four clear with an opening birdie, then stalled to a closing 72; bogeyed from a greenside bunker at the 16th. Lynn captures KLM in Holland - RTÉ Sport, 8 Aug 2004 (Wayback Machine copy)
- Paul McGinley IRL · 267Closed with a 65 to tie second, three behind. Lynn captures KLM in Holland - RTÉ Sport, 8 Aug 2004 (Wayback Machine copy)
150 started, 80 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
KLM Open
Hilversumsche Golf Club, Hilversumsche Golf Club, Hilversum, Netherlands
4 of 5 researched
Winner
David Lynn
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
8 August 2004
If the guy who had this shilling brought it back with him it must have been lucky,
Golf Today
8 August 2004
I've been close a few times but this time I managed to finish the job off.
Golf Today
8 August 2004
I thought I was going to make something happen after the first hole,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Lynn | 63 · 70 · 65 · 66 | 264 | −16 |
| T2 | Richard Green | 65 · 63 · 67 · 72 | 267 | −13 |
| T2 | Paul McGinley | 65 · 69 · 68 · 65 | 267 | −13 |
| T4 | Andrew Raitt | 64 · 67 · 71 · 69 | 271 | −9 |
| T4 | Miles Tunnicliff | 67 · 66 · 71 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
| T6 | Paul Marantz | 69 · 72 · 65 · 66 | 272 | −8 |
| T6 | Andrew Marshall | 69 · 68 · 65 · 70 | 272 | −8 |
| 8 | Per Nyman | 66 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 273 | −7 |
| 9 | Graeme McDowell | 69 · 67 · 71 · 67 | 274 | −6 |
| T10 | Christopher Hanell | 70 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 275 | |
| T10 | Ian Poulter | 67 · 67 · 71 · 70 | 275 | |
| T10 | Stephen Scahill | 65 · 71 · 67 · 72 | 275 |
The golfer
born 1973-10-20, Billinge, Wigan, England; ENG; turned pro 1995; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 153 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 32, 2004) from OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet