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Sunday 16 July 2006European TourYear in Review
Edfors wins Barclays Scottish Open
Loch Lomond Golf Club, Luss, Argyll & Bute, Scotland · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 July 2006 · Johan Edfors’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse £2,400,000 GBP · Barclays
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 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/9°C · wind 17 km/h WNW, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/6°C · wind 11 km/h SSW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/12°C · wind 9 km/h SSW, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/12°C · wind 15 km/h SSW, gusts 36 · 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
- Andres Romero ARG · 273needed a birdie at the last to tie but went for the pin, bunkered/came up short and bogeyed; took the final Open Championship place instead Barclays Scottish Open 2006 round 4 report - Golf Today (Wayback Machine copy)
- Luke Donald ENG · 273
- Charl Schwartzel RSA · 273closed with a 67 to share second, two back Barclays Scottish Open 2006 round 4 report - Golf Today (Wayback Machine copy)
156 started, 69 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Barclays Scottish Open
Loch Lomond Golf Club, Loch Lomond Golf Club, Luss, Argyll & Bute, Scotland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Johan Edfors
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 July 2006
I've always believed that I could play among the best in the world, but I haven't really been close to playing well. But now I'm getting closer.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 July 2006
So we've been a big crowd here and we brought our own chef, as well, actually from Sweden. So it's been a fantastic week.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 July 2006
I need someone to be there with a whip and he's got a big whip.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 July 2006
I was trying to win this tournament. I went for the pin on 18 and came up short and made bogey.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johan Edfors | 65 · 69 · 74 · 63 | 271 | −13 |
| T2 | Luke Donald | 68 · 69 · 70 · 66 | 273 | |
| T2 | Charl Schwartzel | 68 · 66 · 72 · 67 | 273 | |
| T2 | Andres Romero | 72 · 64 · 68 · 69 | 273 | |
| T5 | Darren Clarke | 66 · 65 · 71 · 72 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | Tim Clark | 69 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | Thomas Bjorn | 72 · 64 · 66 · 72 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | Benn Barham | 71 · 68 · 65 · 70 | 274 | −10 |
| T9 | Ernie Els | 70 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 275 | |
| T9 | Sergio Garcia | 71 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 275 | |
| T9 | Raphael Jacquelin | 68 · 72 · 65 · 70 | 275 |
The golfer
born 1975-10-10, Varberg, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1997; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 88 that week (OWGR rankBefore 88 (rankAfter 46) per OWGR player profile events table 2006; Irish Times (17 Jul 2006) says he climbed 42 spots to 46th).
What’s in the bag
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