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Dates: Thursday, March 8th through Sunday, March 11th
Site: Doha Golf Club, West Bay, Doha, Qatar
Course Architect: Peter Harradine
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,110
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 5 589 Yds 10 - Par 5 510 Yds
2 - Par 4 429 Yds 11 - Par 4 410 Yds
3 - Par 3 224 Yds 12 - Par 4 390 Yds
4 - Par 4 380 Yds 13 - Par 3 186 Yds
5 - Par 4 446 Yds 14 - Par 4 404 Yds
6 - Par 4 419 Yds 15 - Par 4 466 Yds
7 - Par 4 386 Yds 16 - Par 4 306 Yds
8 - Par 3 194 Yds 17 - Par 3 156 Yds
9 - Par 5 634 Yds 18 - Par 5 581 Yds
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36 3,701 Yds 36 3,409 Yds
Annual: 4th
Defending Champion: Rolf Muntz
Runner-Up: Ian Woosnam
Tournament Record: 268 (Paul Lawrie, 1999)
54-Hole Record: 200 (Paul Lawrie, 1999)
36-Hole Record: 133 (Andrew Sherborne, 1998; Paul Lawrie, 1999)
Course Record: 64 (Andrew Sherborne, David Carter, 1998)
Total Purse: $745,500
Shares: 1st Place - $124,875; 2nd Place - 83,245; 3rd Place - 46,900
2000 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Rolf Muntz 280 Brian Davis 290
Ian Woosnam 285 Peter Fowler 291
Eduardo Romero 289 Soren Kjeldsen 291
Stephen Leaney 289 Paul McGinley 291
Miguel Angel Martin 290 Jose Coceres 291
Past Qatar Masters Winners and Runners-up
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2000 -- Rolf Muntz (280) -- Ian Woosnam
1999 -- Paul Lawrie (268) -- Soren Kjeldsen, Phillip Price
1998 -- Andrew Coltart (270) -- Patrik Sjoland, Andrew Sherborne
Top Contenders in the Field
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Rolf Muntz - Defending champion, 4 cuts made in 6 events in 2001
Thomas Bjorn - Won last week's Dubai Classic over Tiger Woods
Angel Cabrera - Tied for ninth last week, 42nd in world golf rankings
Brian Davis - Has a pair of top-10 finishes this year in 3 events
Mathias Gronberg - Tied for fourth last week with four rounds in the 60's
Paul Lawrie - 13th on Volvo Order of Merit, won this event in 1999
Peter Lonard - Captured ANZ Tour Championship last month
Mark McNulty - 7th on money list with one win and two top-10 finishes
Phillip Price - Tied for 21st last week with back-to-back 69's over weekend
Justin Rose - Two-time runner-up in 2001, 8th on money list
Patrik Sjoland - Despite rounds of 71-71 -- missed the cut last week
Ian Woosnam - Tied for fourth last week with four rounds in the 60's
Golftoday Network Selections
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Pick to Win - Angel Cabrera
Darkhorse - Elliot Boult
Last Week's Pick to Win (Tiger Woods) - Finished tied for 2nd
Last Week's Darkhorse (Padraig Harrington) - Finished tied for 2nd
NOTES:
Tied for the lead after two rounds with Mathias Gronberg of
Sweden, Rolf Muntz fashioned a five-under 67, the day's lowest score
by two shots, to take a six-shot advantage into Sunday's final round.
Muntz finished his maiden victory with an even-par 72 to defeat Ian
Woosnam by five shots, as the Welshmen closed with a Sunday best 68.
Gronberg closed with rounds of 75-79 to tie for 27th. Muntz became the
first golfer from Holland to win on the European Tour and is the first
Dutchman to win an official tournament since 1947 when Joop Ruhl won
the Dutch Open. This course is owned by the State of Qatar and is one
of the most luxurious golf clubs in the Middle East. Next week the
European Tour moves off the coast of Portugal for the Madeira Island
Open where Niclas Fasth will defend his title.
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