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Sunday 31 October 2004European TourYear in Review
Poulter wins Volvo Masters Andalucía
Club de Golf Valderrama, Sotogrande, Andalusia, Spain · Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 October 2004 · Ian Poulter’s win no. 6 on the European Tour · purse €3,750,000 EUR · Volvo
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 27 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 38° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/16°C · wind 27 km/h W, gusts 47 · 1.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/15°C · wind 21 km/h W, gusts 46 · 4.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/12°C · wind 24 km/h WNW, gusts 42 · 2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/13°C · wind 20 km/h WNW, gusts 37 · 1.1 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
- Sergio Garcia ESP · 277had a five-foot birdie putt to win on the 72nd hole and missed it; lost the playoff at the first extra hole after twice finding heavy rough on the 18th Poulter celebrates at Valderrama - BBC Sport, 31 Oct 2004 (Rob Hodgetts)
54 started, 54 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo Masters Andalucía
Valderrama Golf Club, Club de Golf Valderrama, Sotogrande, Andalusia, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ian Poulter
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
31 October 2004
I'm not satisfied with finishing second and third. I don't like losing. I'm a bad loser and I'm not ashamed to admit it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
31 October 2004
It's a sweet end to the year to actually come out, especially this week, Volvo Masters and cap it with a win; it turns it from an average year to quite a nice year.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
31 October 2004
But, you know, it's a shame. I would love to win here at Valderrama. I know there's a lot of people that wanted me to win here and, you know, this is as close as you get without winning.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Poulter | 71 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 277 | −7 |
| 2 | Sergio Garcia | 67 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 277 | −7 |
| 3 | Alastair Forsyth | 68 · 69 · 67 · 74 | 278 | −6 |
| 4 | Peter Hanson | 70 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 280 | −4 |
| T5 | Christian Cevaer | 69 · 70 · 70 · 72 | 281 | −3 |
| T5 | David Howell | 73 · 69 · 73 · 66 | 281 | −3 |
| T7 | Lee Westwood | 72 · 71 · 72 · 68 | 283 | −1 |
| T7 | Scott Drummond | 74 · 71 · 68 · 70 | 283 | |
| T9 | Trevor Immelman | 70 · 73 · 68 · 73 | 284 | |
| T9 | Paul Casey | 72 · 70 · 74 · 68 | 284 |
The golfer
born 1976-01-10, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1996; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 6; world No. 55 that week (OWGR rankBefore 55 (rankAfter 35) per OWGR player profile events table 2004; Golf Today: '55th place at the start of the tournament').
What’s in the bag
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