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Sunday 8 October 2006European TourYear in Review
Harrington wins Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
Old Course, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 October 2006 · Padraig Harrington’s win no. 10 on the European Tour · purse US$5,000,000 USD · Alfred Dunhill
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 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 27° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R114°/10°C · wind 22 km/h SSW, gusts 37 · 1.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/12°C · wind 34 km/h WSW, gusts 60 · 4.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R314°/10°C · wind 39 km/h WSW, gusts 64 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/13°C · wind 29 km/h SSW, gusts 48 · 2 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
- Bradley Dredge WAL · 276Led Harrington by a stroke starting the final round; from under the lip of the Strath bunker at the 11th he had to play out backwards and double-bogeyed while Harrington birdied, a three-shot swing; closed with a 74. Padraig Harrington wins by five shots - Golf Today (Wayback Machine copy)
- Anthony Wall ENG · 276Started seven behind, went out in 31 and got within one, but found bunkers off the tee at the 13th and 14th; closed with a 67. Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 2006: Anthony Wall - ASAP Sports transcript (8 Oct 2006)
- Edward Loar USA · 276Closing 70 left him in the share of second, five behind. Dunhill Links Championship 2006 - Scores / Results - Golf Today (Wayback Machine copy)
168 started, 60 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
Old Course at St Andrews (final round), Carnoustie Golf Links and Kingsbarns Golf Links, Old Course, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Padraig Harrington
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 October 2006
I have that exact picture painted on the wall at the 18th, with the Burn and the clubhouse and everything is on the wall. So I look at it every day.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 October 2006
Disappointing to hit tee shots into two traps at the 13th and 14th. I hit good shots and took careful lines but got penalised.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Padraig Harrington | 66 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 271 | |
| T2 | Anthony Wall | 70 · 70 · 69 · 67 | 276 | |
| T2 | Bradley Dredge | 64 · 67 · 71 · 74 | 276 | |
| T2 | Edward Loar | 70 · 66 · 70 · 70 | 276 | |
| 5 | Ernie Els | 69 · 67 · 71 · 70 | 277 | |
| T6 | Peter Hanson | 68 · 68 · 75 · 67 | 278 | |
| T6 | Paul Casey | 63 · 74 · 73 · 68 | 278 | |
| T8 | Paul Broadhurst | 70 · 69 · 72 · 68 | 279 | |
| T8 | James Kingston | 71 · 65 · 74 · 69 | 279 | |
| T8 | Lee Westwood | 68 · 75 · 71 · 65 | 279 | |
| T8 | Henrik Stenson | 68 · 70 · 71 · 70 | 279 | |
| T8 | Soren Kjeldsen | 69 · 68 · 73 · 69 | 279 | |
| T8 | Simon Dyson | 66 · 68 · 75 · 70 | 279 | |
| T8 | Johan Edfors | 64 · 70 · 76 · 69 | 279 |
The golfer
born 1971-08-31, Dublin, Ireland; IRL; turned pro 1995; tour wins to date: 10; majors to date: 0; world No. 19 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player profile, week 40 2006)).
What’s in the bag
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