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Sunday 18 September 2005European TourYear in Review
Campbell wins HSBC World Match Play Championship
Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 September 2005 · Michael Campbell’s win no. 8 on the European Tour · purse £1,660,000 GBP · HSBC
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 10 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 40° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/12°C · wind 26 km/h WSW, gusts 50 · 6.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/7°C · wind 29 km/h N, gusts 58 · 1.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R315°/5°C · wind 13 km/h NW, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/9°C · wind 8 km/h W, gusts 22 · 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
16 started
Same week
DP World Tour event
HSBC World Match Play Championship
Wentworth Club, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Michael Campbell
Score, to par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 September 2005
It was like a knife edge, really; could have gone either way.
BBC Sport
18 September 2005
I had a look in the mirror, changed my 'Cambo' team and worked on different aspects of my life, not just golf.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 September 2005
12 was massive. I've come from 3 down to all square, and to use the boxing analogy, he's on the ropes.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Campbell | ||
| 2 | Paul McGinley | ||
| T3 | Retief Goosen | ||
| T3 | Angel Cabrera | ||
| T5 | Steve Elkington | ||
| T5 | Jose Maria Olazabal | ||
| T5 | Luke Donald | ||
| T5 | Mark Hensby | ||
| T9 | Bernhard Langer | ||
| T9 | Colin Montgomerie | ||
| T9 | Tim Clark | ||
| T9 | Geoff Ogilvy | ||
| T9 | David Howell | ||
| T9 | Thomas Bjorn | ||
| T9 | Trevor Immelman | ||
| T9 | Kenneth Ferrie |
The golfer
born 1969-02-23, Hāwera, New Zealand; NZL; turned pro 1993; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 1; world No. 16 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player profile, week 38 2005)).
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