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Sunday 20 March 2005European TourYear in Review
Casey wins TCL Classic
Yalong Bay Golf Club, Sanya, China · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 March 2005 · Paul Casey’s win no. 4 on the European Tour · purse US$1,000,000 USD · TCL
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 58 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/21°C · wind 19 km/h ENE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/22°C · wind 30 km/h NE, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/22°C · wind 31 km/h ENE, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/22°C · wind 28 km/h ENE, gusts 40 · 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 · 266Equalled the course record with a bogey-free closing 63 to set the clubhouse target, lipped out at the last for a sixth straight birdie, then found two bunkers on the second playoff hole and lost to Casey's birdie. Paul Casey beats Paul McGinley in playoff - Golf Today
168 started, 72 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
TCL Classic
Yalong Bay Golf Club, Yalong Bay Golf Club, Sanya, China
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Paul Casey
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
20 March 2005
I love this course, this is great layout and it reminds me of my home course and I felt at home all week in Sanya. I've been hitting the ball a long way, it's going silly distances
Golf Today
20 March 2005
It is really disappointing to shoot 63 in the last round and lose. I gave it my best shot, but it wasn't meant to be.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Casey | 64 · 68 · 68 · 66 | 266 | −22 |
| 2 | Paul McGinley | 65 · 69 · 69 · 63 | 266 | −22 |
| T3 | Kang Wook-soon | 68 · 69 · 65 · 65 | 267 | −21 |
| T3 | Thomas Bjorn | 66 · 67 · 68 · 66 | 267 | −21 |
| T3 | Chawalit Plaphol | 64 · 70 · 66 · 67 | 267 | −21 |
| 6 | Colin Montgomerie | 67 · 65 · 68 · 68 | 268 | −20 |
| T7 | Edward Loar | 69 · 65 · 69 · 66 | 269 | −19 |
| T7 | Lin Wen-tang | 70 · 64 · 69 · 66 | 269 | −19 |
| T7 | Ivo Giner | 67 · 66 · 69 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| T10 | Lu Wen-teh | 69 · 64 · 72 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| T10 | Alex Quiroz | 65 · 65 · 72 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
The golfer
born 1977-07-21, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England; ENG; turned pro 2000; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 43 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 12, 2005) from OWGR player profile events table; age 27 stated by Golf Today and consistent with Wikipedia birth date; majors_to_date null (infobox blank); tour_wins_to_date = No. 4 in Wikipedia European Tour wins table and season page (4)).
What’s in the bag
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