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Sunday 30 January 2005European TourYear in Review
Dougherty wins Caltex Masters
Laguna National Golf and Country Club, Singapore · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 January 2005 · Nick Dougherty’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse US$1,000,000 USD · Caltex
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/23°C · wind 15 km/h NNE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/24°C · wind 17 km/h NNE, gusts 32 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/24°C · wind 16 km/h NNE, gusts 30 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/24°C · wind 13 km/h N, gusts 27 · 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
- Colin Montgomerie SCO · 275Defending champion bogeyed two of his last three holes, three-putting the 16th and the 18th, for a 70 and a share of second, five back. Nick Dougherty gains maiden European Tour victory - Golf Today
- Maarten Lafeber NED · 275Bogeyed the first and double-bogeyed the ninth before two late birdies for a 69 and a share of second. Nick Dougherty gains maiden European Tour victory - Golf Today
144 started, 90 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Caltex Masters
Laguna National Golf and Country Club, Laguna National Golf and Country Club, Singapore
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Nick Dougherty
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
30 January 2005
It really wasn't till I sank that putt at the last hole that I almost forgot that I had won
Liverpool Echo (press-agency copy; same report printed by The Irish Times)
30 January 2005
I am still a little shellshocked but it was picture perfect I suppose,
Liverpool Echo (press-agency copy; same report printed by The Irish Times)
30 January 2005
When you have a day, you have a day and it was Nick's day today.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Dougherty | 68 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | Maarten Lafeber | 69 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Colin Montgomerie | 65 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| 4 | Thomas Bjorn | 72 · 66 · 67 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Peter Lawrie | 74 · 72 · 68 · 66 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Lee Westwood | 70 · 73 · 70 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Robert Coles | 72 · 69 · 71 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Marcus Fraser | 71 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Liang Wen-Chong | 70 · 68 · 71 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Gregory Havret | 70 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1982-05-24, Bootle, Liverpool, England; ENG; turned pro 2001; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 287 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 5, 2005) from OWGR player profile events table; age 22 stated by Golf Today and consistent with Wikipedia birth date; first European Tour win (Golf Today 'maiden Tour success', season page (1)); majorwins infobox field blank -> null).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet