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Monday 3 May 2004European TourYear in Review
McDowell wins Telecom Italia Open
Golf Club Castello di Tolcinasco, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy · Thursday 29 April to Monday 3 May 2004 · Graeme McDowell’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse €1,200,000 EUR · Telecom Italia · Weather: Friday's play was washed out and the event was reduced to 54 holes; rain and lightning pushed the third and final round into a fifth day, completed with a playoff on Monday 3 May (Golf Today).
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 13 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/12°C · wind 11 km/h E, gusts 26 · 9.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/12°C · wind 16 km/h E, gusts 27 · 29.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/11°C · wind 10 km/h SW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/10°C · wind 10 km/h WSW, gusts 27 · 1.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R514°/11°C · wind 16 km/h ENE, gusts 22 · 10.4 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
- Thomas Levet FRA · 197Birdied two of his last four holes on Monday to catch McDowell at 19 under, then lost the playoff at the fourth extra hole when he found the lake with his approach (Golf Today). Golf Today final-day report
156 started, 76 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Telecom Italia Open
Castello di Tolcinasco, Golf Club Castello di Tolcinasco, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Graeme McDowell
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
3 May 2004
When I won in Sweden I still felt like an amateur and now I feel like a pro. I've had two years working and grinding because being a pro is a different world,
Golf Today
3 May 2004
Everything happened too fast when I came on tour and I didn't know how to react to it. This feels five times as good as Sweden.
Golf Today
3 May 2004
But I was playing so badly before this week I nearly withdrew. Shooting two 65s and finishing 19-under for 54 holes would normally be good enough for a win.
BBC Sport
3 May 2004
It feels really good to have won. I've come of age.
BBC Sport
3 May 2004
To be honest I have worked my butt off. I spent a few days in Florida with Claude Harmon, pitched up in Madeira for a while, and my golf swing has been feeling great ever since.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graeme McDowell | 66 · 66 · 65 | 197 | −19 |
| 2 | Thomas Levet | 67 · 65 · 65 | 197 | −19 |
| 3 | Gregory Havret | 64 · 69 · 65 | 198 | −18 |
| 4 | Angel Cabrera | 67 · 63 · 69 | 199 | −17 |
| 5 | Alastair Forsyth | −15 | ||
| T6 | Ian Poulter | 68 · 66 · 68 | 202 | |
| T6 | Joakim Haeggman | |||
| T6 | Marcel Siem | 67 · 66 · 69 | 202 | |
| T9 | Anders Hansen | 68 · 69 · 66 | 203 | |
| T9 | Martin Maritz | 67 · 66 · 70 | 203 | |
| T9 | Charl Schwartzel | 72 · 64 · 67 | 203 |
The golfer
born 1979-07-30, Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2002; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 241 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 18, 2004) from OWGR player profile events table; age 24 stated by Golf Today; win No. 2 from 2004 season page (2) and Golf Today ('his second European Tour title'); majors 0 = Wikipedia article: first major U.S. Open 2010).
What’s in the bag
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