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Sunday 23 April 2006European TourYear in Review
Fernandez-Castano wins BMW Asian Open
Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club, Shanghai, China · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 April 2006 · Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse US$1,800,000 USD · BMW
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 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/9°C · wind 10 km/h NW, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/12°C · wind 27 km/h SE, gusts 51 · 11.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/12°C · wind 23 km/h NW, gusts 46 · 2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/12°C · wind 19 km/h N, gusts 34 · 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
- Henrik Stenson SWE · 281Led after each of the first three rounds and by three after birdies at 6-8, but a triple-bogey eight at the 9th and a bogey at 16 let Fernandez-Castano in; birdied the 18th to force a play-off, then lost it at the first extra hole. Fernandez-Castano wins Asian Open in playoff - ESPN (Associated Press, 23 April 2006)
156 started, 73 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
BMW Asian Open
Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club, Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club, Shanghai, China
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
23 April 2006
The ball was in a downslope too but it was one of those shots that when you hit it you know it is going to be good. It was probably one of the best shots of my life,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano | 71 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| 2 | Henrik Stenson | 67 · 72 · 71 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Jose-Filipe Lima | 71 · 70 · 73 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| T3 | Colin Montgomerie | 69 · 74 · 71 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| T5 | Paul Casey | 72 · 71 · 69 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T5 | Simon Dyson | 72 · 71 · 72 · 68 | 283 | −5 |
| T5 | Mahal Pearce | 72 · 72 · 68 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | David Bransdon | 72 · 74 · 73 · 66 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Paul Lawrie | 70 · 70 · 73 · 72 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Peter O'Malley | 73 · 70 · 69 · 73 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Terry Pilkadaris | 73 · 73 · 74 · 65 | 285 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1980-10-13, Madrid, Spain; ESP; turned pro 2004; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 113 that week (OWGR event page rankFrom (rank entering the event) for "Gonzalo Fdez-Castano").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet