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Sunday 30 April 2006European TourYear in Review
Fasth wins Andalucía Open de España Valle Romano
San Roque Club, San Roque, Spain · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 April 2006 · Niclas Fasth’s win no. 4 on the European Tour · purse €1,650,000 EUR · Valle Romano
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 28 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/15°C · wind 17 km/h WSW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/15°C · wind 23 km/h WSW, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/13°C · wind 8 km/h S, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/14°C · wind 11 km/h ESE, gusts 23 · 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
- John Bickerton ENG · 270Started eight behind and equalled the course record with a closing 63, then lost the play-off at the fourth extra hole when Fasth birdied the 9th. Fasth snatches tense Spanish Open - BBC Sport (30 April 2006)
156 started, 74 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Andalucía Open de España Valle Romano
San Roque Club (New course), San Roque Club, San Roque, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Niclas Fasth
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
30 April 2006
It was a bit more work than I was hoping for - I had it in my own hands but I nearly messed up.
Golf Today
30 April 2006
I knew what I had to do at the last couple of holes and I didn't do it, so I am not happy about that. But you just have to bounce back.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niclas Fasth | 67 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | John Bickerton | 270 | −18 | |
| T3 | Phillip Archer | −17 | ||
| T3 | Thomas Bjorn | −17 | ||
| T3 | Mattias Eliasson | −17 | ||
| T3 | David Griffiths | −17 | ||
| T3 | Jose Manuel Lara | −17 | ||
| T3 | Gary Orr | −17 | ||
| 9 | Carl Suneson | −16 | ||
| 10 | Robert Karlsson |
The golfer
born 1972-04-29, Gothenburg, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1993; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 57 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 17, 2006) from OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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