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Sunday 10 July 2005European TourYear in Review
Clark wins Barclays Scottish Open
Loch Lomond Golf Club, Luss, Argyll & Bute, Scotland · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 July 2005 · Tim Clark’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse £2,400,000 GBP · Barclays
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/9°C · wind 13 km/h WNW, gusts 27 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/12°C · wind 8 km/h WSW, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/14°C · wind 13 km/h W, gusts 28 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/15°C · wind 13 km/h WNW, gusts 31 · 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
- Darren Clarke NIR · 267
- Maarten Lafeber NED · 267began the final round tied for the lead but missed birdie chances and three-putted the 15th in a 69; finished two behind and earned an Open Championship place Clark clinches Scottish Open win - BBC Sport, 10 Jul 2005
156 started, 72 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Barclays Scottish Open
Loch Lomond Golf Club, Loch Lomond Golf Club, Luss, Argyll & Bute, Scotland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tim Clark
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 July 2005
Obviously I'm extremely honored to win the Scottish title. I have a couple of South African Opens, and this is certainly one of those that I hold right up there.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 July 2005
Now to know that I can win, obviously it is going to mean a great deal. I think I can now look to win more and more tournaments.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 July 2005
I never felt so low on a golf course as I did last Friday at The K Club. I felt that bad I was going to quit for two months and start back in Munich.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Clark | 67 · 66 · 65 · 67 | 265 | −19 |
| T2 | Darren Clarke | 67 · 65 · 69 · 66 | 267 | −17 |
| T2 | Maarten Lafeber | 67 · 63 · 68 · 69 | 267 | −17 |
| 4 | Ian Poulter | 69 · 67 · 67 · 65 | 268 | −16 |
| T5 | Luke Donald | 68 · 67 · 67 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| T5 | Angel Cabrera | 64 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 269 | −15 |
| T5 | Nick Dougherty | 66 · 69 · 67 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| T8 | Alastair Forsyth | 68 · 64 · 67 · 71 | 270 | |
| T8 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | 67 · 69 · 66 · 68 | 270 | |
| T8 | Peter Hedblom | 67 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 270 |
The golfer
born 1975-12-17, Durban, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1998; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 26 that week (OWGR rankBefore 26 (rankAfter 17) per OWGR player profile events table 2005).
What’s in the bag
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