Battle weary field heads for Hilversum

BY Bruce Young | European PGA Tour | 2002 TNT Dutch Open | Preview | 21 Jul 2002
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After the rigours of Muirfield, Holland in July will seem like a holiday camp for those in this field who coped with the pounding they received in Scotland last week.

Defending champion Bernhard Langer will be there although his form this season is some way from the outstanding season he had in 2001. He missed his last two cuts in Ireland and Scotland prior to the British Open and, despite a better showing at Muirfield, he is still struggling.

Also in the field will be John Daly, Retief Goosen, Lee Westwood, Padraig Harrington and Nick Faldo from the elite of the European Tour along with the Australian Stephen Leaney, who has made this event virtually his in recent years. Leaney has won twice and was ninth last year in his last three starts in this event.

Other Australasians in the field vying for the 300,000 euro first prize will be Peter Lonard, Peter O’Malley, Lucas Parsons, Nick O’Hern, Richard Green, Greg Turner, Brett Rumford, Jarrod Moseley, Stephen Scahill, Peter Fowler and Elliott Boult.

 

Position Score Player Country R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 Total
1 -17 Tobias Dier 60 67 67 69 263
2 -16 Jamie Spence 66 64 69 65 264
T3 -15 Padraig Harrington 66 67 64 68 265
T3 -15 Peter Lonard 67 63 68 67 265
5 -13 Jarrod Moseley 66 67 67 67 267
T6 -12 Alastair Forsyth Scotland 68 69 68 63 268
T6 -12 Ian Poulter England 67 69 66 66 268
T6 -12 Justin Rose 67 67 67 67 268
T6 -12 Pierre Fulke 68 65 65 70 268
T10 -11 Gary Evans 69 64 69 67 269
Position Score Player Country R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 Total

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