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Sunday 1 August 2004European TourYear in Review
Donald wins Scandinavian Masters
Barsebäck Golf & Country Club, Löddeköpinge, Sweden · Thursday 29 July to Sunday 1 August 2004 · Luke Donald’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €1,600,000 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
15 h 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 52° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/8°C · wind 8 km/h N, gusts 14 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/10°C · wind 8 km/h SE, gusts 16 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/13°C · wind 7 km/h N, gusts 14 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/14°C · wind 10 km/h N, gusts 23 · 8.8 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
- Peter Hanson SWE · 277Tied second, five shots behind; none of the contenders closed in on Donald in the final round. Donald claims first European Tour title - Golf Today (Wayback Machine copy)
- Henrik Stenson SWE · 277Tied second, five shots behind; none of the contenders closed in on Donald in the final round. Donald claims first European Tour title - Golf Today (Wayback Machine copy)
156 started, 73 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Scandinavian Masters
Barsebäck Golf & Country Club, Barsebäck Golf & Country Club, Löddeköpinge, Sweden
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Luke Donald
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
1 August 2004
This is a very important win in my career,
Golf Today
1 August 2004
This opens up a lot of doors and it's given my Ryder Cup chances a great boost.
RTÉ Sport
1 August 2004
I thought about shooting 64 in the shower this morning but you think a lot of things in the shower that don't come true!
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Donald | 69 · 65 · 69 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Peter Hanson | 72 · 66 · 68 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Henrik Stenson | 68 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Colin Montgomerie | 72 · 68 · 72 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Ian Poulter | 72 · 68 · 74 · 65 | 279 | −9 |
| 6 | David Lynn | 72 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| 7 | Simon Khan | 70 · 69 · 72 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Niclas Fasth | 71 · 71 · 70 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | David Howell | 67 · 71 · 74 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Peter Lawrie | 72 · 74 · 72 · 64 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Jesper Parnevik | 69 · 70 · 71 · 72 | 282 | |
| T8 | Adam Scott | 72 · 71 · 70 · 69 | 282 | |
| T8 | Marcel Siem | 71 · 74 · 69 · 68 | 282 | |
| T8 | Steve Webster | 68 · 74 · 68 · 72 | 282 |
The golfer
born 1977-12-07, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England; ENG; turned pro 2001; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 63 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 31, 2004) from OWGR player profile events table; Golf Today also says 63rd before his win).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet