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Sunday 17 October 2004European TourYear in Review
Els wins HSBC World Match Play Championship
Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 October 2004 · Ernie Els’s win no. 18 on the European Tour · purse £1,660,000 GBP · HSBC · two hours lost to rain on Thursday; the Jimenez-Langer quarter-final was completed on Saturday morning
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 11 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 28° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R113°/8°C · wind 21 km/h SW, gusts 44 · 1.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R210°/6°C · wind 12 km/h W, gusts 24 · 2.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R310°/6°C · wind 12 km/h W, gusts 21 · 1.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R411°/6°C · wind 22 km/h WNW, gusts 44 · 0.3 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
- Lee Westwood ENG · lost 2 and 1level with Els at lunch, he fell behind in the afternoon as Els birdied the 3rd and eagled the 4th; playing with a chest infection and a virus, he three-putted the 16th and lost 2 and 1 on the 35th hole Els claims record Match Play win - BBC Sport, 17 Oct 2004
16 started
Same week
DP World Tour event
HSBC World Match Play Championship
Wentworth Club (West Course), Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ernie Els
Score, to par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 October 2004
I really don't like losing, believe me. I know exactly how Lee feels at the moment. That's not a good feeling to have, believe me; I've been there.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 October 2004
three weeks ago I was complaining about all kind of stuff and now, you know, I've won twice in three weeks. So I'm definitely eating my words at the moment.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 October 2004
the main thing I was having to concentrate on was putting one foot in front of the other, never mind anything else.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | ||
| 2 | Lee Westwood | ||
| T3 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | ||
| T3 | Padraig Harrington | ||
| T5 | Bernhard Langer | ||
| T5 | Thomas Levet | ||
| T5 | Retief Goosen | ||
| T5 | Angel Cabrera | ||
| T9 | Jeff Maggert | ||
| T9 | Vijay Singh | ||
| T9 | Todd Hamilton | ||
| T9 | K.J. Choi | ||
| T9 | Steve Flesch | ||
| T9 | Mike Weir | ||
| T9 | Chris Riley | ||
| T9 | Scott Drummond |
The golfer
born 1969-10-17, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1989; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 18; majors to date: 3; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore 2 (rankAfter 2) per OWGR player profile events table 2004; BBC: 'The world number two').
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