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Sunday 5 December 2004European TourYear in Review
Jimenez wins Omega Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong Golf Club, Sheung Shui, New Territories, Hong Kong · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 December 2004 · Miguel Angel Jimenez’s win no. 12 on the European Tour · purse US$800,000 USD · Omega
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 40 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/18°C · wind 13 km/h NE, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/19°C · wind 22 km/h N, gusts 43 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/18°C · wind 25 km/h NNW, gusts 52 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/15°C · wind 23 km/h NE, gusts 44 · 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
- James Kingston RSA · 267
- Padraig Harrington IRL · 267
138 started, 81 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
Omega Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong Golf Club, Hong Kong Golf Club, Sheung Shui, New Territories, Hong Kong
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Miguel Angel Jimenez
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | 65 · 64 · 71 · 66 | 266 | −14 |
| T2 | Padraig Harrington | 65 · 68 · 67 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| T2 | James Kingston | 71 · 67 · 62 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| T4 | Thammanoon Srirot | 67 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 270 | −10 |
| T4 | Thomas Bjorn | 69 · 67 · 65 · 69 | 270 | −10 |
| T6 | Nick Faldo | 69 · 67 · 65 · 71 | 272 | −8 |
| T6 | David Howell | 65 · 66 · 70 · 71 | 272 | −8 |
| T8 | Alessandro Tadini | 66 · 67 · 72 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T8 | Charl Schwartzel | 65 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T8 | Zhang Lian-wei | 70 · 64 · 73 · 66 | 273 | −7 |
| T8 | Jose Maria Olazabal | 67 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 273 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1964-01-05, Málaga, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1982; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 12; world No. 14 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 49, 2004) from OWGR player profile events table; age 40 stated by The Irish Times and consistent with Wikipedia birth date; tour wins = No. 12 in Wikipedia European Tour wins table and the season page's (12); majorwins infobox field blank -> null).
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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