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Sunday 26 September 2004European TourYear in Review
Stenson wins the Heritage
Woburn Golf and Country Club, near Milton Keynes, England · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 September 2004 · Henrik Stenson’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse €2,000,000 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
11 h 33 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 35° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/10°C · wind 28 km/h WNW, gusts 59 · 1.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R213°/6°C · wind 19 km/h NW, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R314°/5°C · wind 21 km/h W, gusts 39 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/11°C · wind 22 km/h W, gusts 42 · 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
- Carlos Rodiles ESP · 273came from five strokes off the lead with seven birdies in his closing 10 holes for a 65, but Stenson's four birdies over the last five holes ended the challenge; finished four behind Stenson claims win with late birdies - Golf Today round 4 report (Wayback Machine copy)
138 started, 70 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
The Heritage
Woburn Golf and Country Club (Duke's Course), Woburn Golf and Country Club, near Milton Keynes, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Henrik Stenson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
26 September 2004
My confidence was very low and at times I wondered what I was doing out here. Some stay to fight the battle and some give up. I'm glad I stayed and got back in the winner's enclosure.
BBC Sport
26 September 2004
I was off for about two and a half months and when I came back I put too much pressure on myself trying to follow up last season
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henrik Stenson | 69 · 67 · 67 · 66 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Carlos Rodiles | 70 · 71 · 67 · 65 | 273 | −15 |
| 3 | Patrik Sjoland | 68 · 68 · 68 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| 4 | Anders Hansen | 72 · 68 · 71 · 65 | 276 | −12 |
| T5 | Barry Lane | 71 · 67 · 72 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Stephen Dodd | 76 · 68 · 67 · 66 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Phillip Price | 68 · 67 · 72 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Simon Wakefield | 70 · 68 · 67 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Ian Woosnam | 71 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Alastair Forsyth | 73 · 68 · 66 · 71 | 278 | |
| T9 | Gary Murphy | 71 · 73 · 70 · 64 | 278 | |
| T9 | Nick O'Hern | 67 · 72 · 71 · 68 | 278 | |
| T9 | Mikko Ilonen | 70 · 71 · 65 · 72 | 278 |
The golfer
born 1976-04-05, Gothenburg, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1998; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 215 that week (OWGR rankBefore 215 (rankAfter 132) per OWGR player profile events table 2004).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet