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Sunday 28 May 2006European TourYear in Review
Howell wins BMW Championship
Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 May 2006 · David Howell’s win no. 4 on the European Tour · purse €4,250,000 EUR · 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
15 h 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/10°C · wind 19 km/h W, gusts 37 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/13°C · wind 32 km/h WSW, gusts 65 · 1.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/12°C · wind 22 km/h WSW, gusts 46 · 2.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/10°C · wind 20 km/h WNW, 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
- Simon Khan ENG · 276Closed with a 68 from three-way third place to take second alone, five behind; Howell, three clear overnight, was never threatened. David Howell coasts to five shot win - Golf Today (Wayback Machine copy)
156 started · cut +2, 66 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
BMW Championship
Wentworth Club (West Course), Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
David Howell
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 May 2006
I play with Darren Clarke every week at Queenwood and he takes a hundred pounds off me.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 May 2006
If I can continue to improve, then I'm obviously going to be pretty good, and if I don't, then this might be my glory day. Hopefully that's not the case.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 May 2006
I've been languishing on the Order of Merit, I've been walking past notice boards and not looking at the Order of Merit, maybe now I'll finally look at it now.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Howell | 68 · 65 · 69 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Simon Khan | 70 · 68 · 70 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| 3 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | 71 · 69 · 65 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| 4 | Brett Rumford | 72 · 73 · 69 · 65 | 279 | −9 |
| 5 | Richard Bland | 73 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Andrew Coltart | 71 · 72 · 69 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Padraig Harrington | 72 · 70 · 68 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Trevor Immelman | 70 · 73 · 73 · 65 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Gary Orr | 71 · 70 · 73 · 67 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Anthony Wall | 71 · 71 · 73 · 66 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1975-06-23, Swindon, Wiltshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1995; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 17 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 21, 2006) from OWGR player profile events table; Golf Today: "previously ranked 17").
What’s in the bag
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