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Sunday 12 June 2005European TourYear in Review
Fernández-Castaño wins KLM Open
Hilversumsche Golf Club, Hilversum, Netherlands · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 June 2005 · Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €1,500,000 EUR · KLM
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 28 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/6°C · wind 14 km/h N, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/7°C · wind 24 km/h NNW, gusts 44 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R313°/8°C · wind 22 km/h NW, gusts 42 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/7°C · wind 18 km/h WSW, gusts 40 · 3.1 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
- Gary Emerson ENG · 271Led by a stroke entering the final round but missed fairways and greens in a 70; chipped in for eagle at the 12th, then bogeyed the 16th. Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano wins maiden tour title - Golf Today (Wayback Machine copy)
150 started, 82 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
KLM Open
Hilversumsche Golf Club, Hilversumsche Golf Club, Hilversum, Netherlands
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
12 June 2005
Just a year ago I was not sure about turning professional
Golf Today
12 June 2005
Today I felt the pressure because there is a big difference to the amateur game but I stayed focus and I had some good up-and-downs and sank a lot of big putts.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño | 66 · 70 · 66 · 67 | 269 | −11 |
| 2 | Gary Emerson | 69 · 63 · 69 · 70 | 271 | −9 |
| 3 | Paul Broadhurst | 66 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 272 | −8 |
| T4 | Markus Brier | 67 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 273 | −7 |
| T4 | Maarten Lafeber | 68 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| 6 | Robert Coles | 71 · 67 · 70 · 66 | 274 | |
| T7 | John Bickerton | 74 · 67 · 69 · 65 | 275 | |
| T7 | Peter Senior | 70 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 275 | |
| T9 | Pierre Fulke | 67 · 73 · 69 · 68 | 277 | |
| T9 | David Lynn | 70 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 277 | |
| T9 | Damien McGrane | 68 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 277 | |
| T9 | Steven O'Hara | 70 · 65 · 72 · 70 | 277 | |
| T9 | Andrew Oldcorn | 69 · 67 · 70 · 71 | 277 | |
| T9 | Johan Skold | 68 · 70 · 72 · 67 | 277 | |
| T9 | Alessandro Tadini | 70 · 64 · 71 · 72 | 277 |
The golfer
born 1980-10-13, Madrid, Spain; ESP; turned pro 2004; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 419 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 24, 2005) from OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet