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Sunday 18 April 2004European TourYear in Review
Gonzalez wins Open de Sevilla
Real Club de Golf de Sevilla, Seville, Spain · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 April 2004 · Ricardo Gonzalez’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse €1,000,000 EUR
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 07 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/10°C · wind 10 km/h NNW, gusts 31 · 13.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/12°C · wind 24 km/h SW, gusts 49 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/9°C · wind 18 km/h W, gusts 40 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/8°C · wind 23 km/h WSW, gusts 43 · 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
- Jonathan Lomas ENG · 276Started five behind, holed in one at the 3rd and eagled the 5th, but bogeyed the last for a 66 and finished two back (The Independent). Gonzalez's late surge earns title - The Independent
- Stephen Gallacher SCO · 276Led with five to play but bogeyed the 15th and drove behind a tree on the long 16th, settling for three closing pars and a 68 (The Independent). Gonzalez's late surge earns title - The Independent
156 started, 81 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Open de Sevilla
Real Club de Golf de Sevilla, Real Club de Golf de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ricardo Gonzalez
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent (Mark Garrod)
19 April 2004
That's the best finish of my life. And I think this will open the door to the top 50 in the world. That is my objective.
Golf Today
24 April 2004
Winning again is very important because it will put me in great shape for our World Cup team, and representing Argentina in Seville is my top goal this year.
BBC Sport
18 April 2004
It was the best finish of my life. Making three birdies in the last five holes, I think this is perfect,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricardo Gonzalez | 70 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Jonathan Lomas | 276 | −12 | |
| T2 | Stephen Gallacher | 276 | −12 | |
| T4 | Jean-Francois Remesy | −10 | ||
| T4 | Robert-Jan Derksen | −10 | ||
| T4 | Louis Oosthuizen | −10 | ||
| T7 | Peter Hedblom | |||
| T7 | Alan McLean | −9 | ||
| T7 | Soren Hansen | |||
| T10 | David Park | |||
| T10 | Steven O'Hara |
The golfer
born 1969-10-24, Corrientes, Argentina; ARG; turned pro 1986; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 114 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 16, 2004) from OWGR player profile events table; age 34 stated by The Independent and RTÉ; win No. 3 from Wikipedia wins table, season page (3) and RTÉ ('his third European tour victory'); majorwins blank -> null).
What’s in the bag
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