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Sunday 20 February 2005European TourYear in Review
Jaidee wins Carlsberg Malaysian Open
Saujana Golf & Country Club, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 February 2005 · Thongchai Jaidee’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse US$1,210,000 USD · Carlsberg
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 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 75° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R134°/25°C · wind 14 km/h NNW, gusts 34 · 8.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/24°C · wind 9 km/h W, gusts 26 · 9.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R334°/25°C · wind 15 km/h NNW, gusts 32 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R435°/24°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 29 · 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
- Jyoti Randhawa IND · 270Bogeyed the fifth and never caught the six-shot overnight leader; a closing birdie gave him second alone, three back. Thongchai retains title by three shots - Golf Today
150 started, 75 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Carlsberg Malaysian Open
Saujana Golf & Country Club, Saujana Golf & Country Club, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Thongchai Jaidee
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
20 February 2005
I am feeling very good right now and after missing the cut in Singapore (in January), I was looking to do well and to win is fantastic,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thongchai Jaidee | 64 · 66 · 67 · 70 | 267 | −21 |
| 2 | Jyoti Randhawa | 70 · 68 · 65 · 67 | 270 | −18 |
| 3 | Henrik Stenson | 69 · 64 · 71 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Niclas Fasth | 67 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Paul McGinley | 68 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | 68 · 67 · 73 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Prom Meesawat | 68 · 65 · 71 · 73 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Gary Orr | 71 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Wen-Chong Liang | 70 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Padraig Harrington | 71 · 66 · 67 · 74 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1969-11-08, Lopburi, Thailand; THA; turned pro 1999; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 90 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 8, 2005) from OWGR player profile events table; age computed from Wikipedia birth date (8 Nov 1969) and event end date; tour wins = No. 2 in Wikipedia European Tour wins table and the season page's (2); majorwins infobox field blank -> null).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet