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Sunday 22 May 2005European TourYear in Review
Dodd wins Nissan Irish Open
Carton House Golf Club, Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 May 2005 · Stephen Dodd’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse €2,000,000 EUR · Nissan · Final round delayed 90 minutes by lightning
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 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/11°C · wind 22 km/h S, gusts 47 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/8°C · wind 24 km/h SW, gusts 54 · 1.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R314°/6°C · wind 15 km/h S, gusts 35 · 2.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R412°/6°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 35 · 7.6 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
- David Howell ENG · 279Holed a 15-foot birdie putt at the last to force a playoff, then missed the green from the rough at the first extra hole and lost to Dodd's birdie; his second playoff defeat in successive weeks. Stephen Dodd beats David Howell in playoff - Golf Today (Wayback Machine copy)
156 started, 74 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Nissan Irish Open
Carton House Golf Club (Montgomerie Course), Carton House Golf Club, Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Stephen Dodd
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
22 May 2005
I was distraught last week but I'm a lot more upbeat this time
BBC Sport
22 May 2005
I can't explain it, but after winning I developed more confidence and belief in what I'm doing
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Dodd | 69 · 70 · 72 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| 2 | David Howell | 70 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T3 | Angel Cabrera | 71 · 73 · 69 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Nick Dougherty | 68 · 72 · 67 · 74 | 281 | −7 |
| T5 | Padraig Harrington | 73 · 72 · 68 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T5 | Nick O'Hern | 73 · 73 · 70 · 66 | 282 | −6 |
| T5 | Lee Westwood | 70 · 74 · 70 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| 8 | Francois Delamontagne | 72 · 74 · 68 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Philip Golding | 72 · 69 · 72 · 71 | 284 | |
| T9 | Steven O'Hara | 74 · 73 · 70 · 67 | 284 | |
| T9 | Richard Sterne | 72 · 73 · 69 · 70 | 284 | |
| T9 | Oliver Wilson | 72 · 71 · 66 · 75 | 284 |
The golfer
born 1966-07-15, Cardiff, Wales; WAL; turned pro 1990; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 103 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 21, 2005) from OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet