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Sunday 29 May 2005European TourYear in Review
Cabrera wins BMW Championship
Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 May 2005 · Ángel Cabrera’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse €4,000,000 EUR · BMW
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 58 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/14°C · wind 18 km/h SW, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/13°C · wind 17 km/h SSE, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/10°C · wind 31 km/h SW, gusts 65 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/8°C · wind 12 km/h WSW, gusts 25 · 0 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
- Paul McGinley IRL · 275Went out in 30 to lead briefly, but bogeyed the 16th (bunkers off the tee and with his second) and the 17th (drive into trees) and closed with a 67. Angel Cabrera wins by two strokes - Golf Today (Wayback Machine copy)
150 started, 71 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
BMW Championship
Wentworth Club (West Course), Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ángel Cabrera
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
29 May 2005
This is the best moment of my life, winning the second best tournament in Europe after the British Open
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ángel Cabrera | 70 · 70 · 66 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Paul McGinley | 72 · 64 · 72 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| 3 | Nick O'Hern | 68 · 69 · 76 · 64 | 277 | −11 |
| 4 | David Howell | 70 · 72 · 66 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T5 | Peter Hanson | 69 · 69 · 72 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Peter Hedblom | 68 · 65 · 73 · 74 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Marten Olander | 68 · 72 · 70 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T8 | Michael Campbell | 71 · 68 · 71 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Jamie Donaldson | 73 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| 10 | Bradley Dredge | 75 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1969-09-12, Córdoba, Argentina; ARG; turned pro 1989; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 28 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 22, 2005) from OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet