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Sunday 25 July 2004European TourYear in Review

Rumford wins Nissan Irish Open

County Louth Golf Club, Baltray, Drogheda, Ireland · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 July 2004 · Brett Rumford’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse €1,900,000 EUR · Nissan

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 49 m

of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).

  1. R120°/14°C · wind 17 km/h SSW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
  2. R219°/12°C · wind 25 km/h WSW, gusts 45 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
  3. R317°/12°C · wind 29 km/h WSW, gusts 49 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
  4. R416°/13°C · wind 28 km/h W, gusts 50 · 1.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre 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

154 started, 74 made it

Same week

DP World Tour event

Nissan Irish Open

County Louth Golf Club, County Louth Golf Club, Baltray, Drogheda, Ireland

4 of 5 researched

Winner

Brett Rumford

274Total
−14To par
4 strokesMargin

Runner-up not yet researched.

From the papers

BBC Sport

I'm as proud as punch - mentally drained, but burning inside,

Brett Rumford, quoted in BBC Sport, 25 July 2004. The report

Golf Today

The 15th was the point where I relaxed but your stomach just grinds all day even with a five-shot lead going to the last.

Brett Rumford, quoted in Golf Today, 25 July 2004. The report

RTÉ Sport

I should have a post to notch them all up on,

Padraig Harrington, quoted in RTÉ Sport, 25 July 2004. The report
Top 10
PosPlayerRoundsTotalTo par
1Brett Rumford66 · 71 · 70 · 67274−14
T2Padraig Harrington278−10
T2Raphael Jacquelin69 · 68 · 74 · 67278−10
4Peter Lonard−9
T5Paul Broadhurst−8
T5Paul McGinley−8
T5Andrew Oldcorn−8
T8Peter Baker
T8Peter Fowler
T8Nick O'Hern
The golfer

born 1977-07-27, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; AUS; turned pro 2000; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 267 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 30, 2004) from OWGR player profile events table; BBC and RTÉ also say 267th).

Source

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