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Dates: Thursday, June 21st through Sunday, June 24th
Site: De Vere Slaley Hall Golf Club, Hexham, Northumberland, England
Course Architect: Dave Thomas (1990)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,088
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 429 Yds 10 - Par 4 362 Yds
2 - Par 4 429 Yds 11 - Par 5 562 Yds
3 - Par 4 412 Yds 12 - Par 5 531 Yds
4 - Par 5 521 Yds 13 - Par 4 395 Yds
5 - Par 4 382 Yds 14 - Par 3 179 Yds
6 - Par 3 205 Yds 15 - Par 4 331 Yds
7 - Par 4 432 Yds 16 - Par 4 395 Yds
8 - Par 4 423 Yds 17 - Par 3 184 Yds
9 - Par 4 453 Yds 18 - Par 4 463 Yds
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36 3,686 Yds 36 3,402 Yds
Annual: 5th
Defending Champion: Lee Westwood
Runner-Up: Fredrik Jacobson
Tournament Record: 270 (Colin Montgomerie, 1997)
54-Hole Record: 202 (David Park, 1999)
36-Hole Record: 132 (David Park, 1999)
Course Record: 65 (Ross Drummond, 1996; Colin Montgomerie, 1997;
David Carter, David Park, Peter Mitchell, 1999)
Total Purse: $1,119,965
Shares: 1st Place - $186,656; 2nd Place - 124,428; 3rd Place - 70,109
2000 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Lee Westwood 276 Jamie Spence 284
Fredrik Jacobson 279 Stephen Allan 284
Emanuele Canonica 281 Nicolas Vanhootegem 285
Darren Clarke 281 Greg Turner 286
Andrew Oldcorn 282 Elliot Boult 286
Past Great North Open Winners and Runners-Up
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2000 -- Lee Westwood (276) -- Fredrik Jacobson
1999 -- David Park (274) -- David Carter, Retief Goosen
1998 -- Cancelled due to rain
1997 -- Colin Montgomerie (270) -- Retief Goosen
1996 -- Retief Goosen (277) -- Ross Drummond
Note: Formerly called Slaley Hall Northumberland Challenge (1996), Compaq
European Grand Prix (1997-2000).
Top Contenders in the Field
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Lee Westwood - Defending champ, 73rd on money list, missed US Open cut
Peter Baker - Has made only 9 of 15 cuts this year with 1 top-10
Warren Bennett - One runner-up finish this year, made 11 of 14 cuts
Andrew Coltart - 29th on money list with a pair of top-10 finishes
Brian Davis - Has a pair of top-10's this year, 71st on money list
Andrew Oldcorn - Won Volvo PGA Championship last month, 5th in money
Ian Poulter - Captured Moroccan Open, has 3 top-10's this year
Dean Robertson - Three-time finisher this year in the top-five
Justin Rose - 18th on money list with two runner-up finishes
Roger Wessels - Has missed 7 of 14 cuts this year, has 2 top-10's
Golftoday Network Selections
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Pick to Win - Lee Westwood
Darkhorse - Richard Green
Last Week's Pick to Win (Lee Westwood) - Finished tied for 5th
Last Week's Darkhorse (Anthony Hall) - Finished tied for 23rd
NOTES:
Lee Westwood opened with back-to-back 68's and finished off with
two straight 70's to post a three-shot win over Fredrik Jacobson last year.
Following Friday's second round, Westwood opened up a three-shot advantage
and maintained that lead after Saturday's round. Westwood, despite treatment on
the course for a neck problem, never relinquished the lead as he held on for
the second of his five 2000 European Tour wins. Jacobson closed the gap to one
shot after the 15th having picked up four birdies on the back nine, but on the
16th the Swede's drive found a fairway bunker and in trying to reach the green
with his second, caught the lip of the bunker and could only advance the ball
50 yards down the fairway. That resulted in a bogey five and Westwood made it
a two-shot swing with a birdie from eight feet to ensure a comfortable finish.
It was the second time Westwood had nipped Jacobson to victory, having
previously beaten him in a playoff for the Belgacom Open in 1998. Sam Torrance
recorded the only hole-in-one last year, when he aced the 14th hole during
round one enroute to a first-round leading 66. The 2001 Ryder Cup captain tied
for 14th, as he hurt his chances with a second-round 79. Westwood is
attempting to become the first two-time winner of this event. This is the
fifth year the tournament is being contested despite it starting in 1996. The
1998 event was cancelled due to heavy rains which made the course unplayable.
The course is a mixture of imposing pines, rolling moorland and water. The
venue features massive bunkers and raised greens and has become a flagship
venue in the northeast. The European Tour moves to Ireland next week for the
Murphy's Irish Open where Patrik Sjoland will defend his title.
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