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Sunday 13 November 2005European TourYear in Review
Howell wins HSBC Champions
Sheshan International Golf Club, Shanghai, China (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 November 2005 · David Howell’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse US$5,000,000 USD · HSBC
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 37 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Tiger Woods USA · 271Started one behind in the final group with Howell, missed a short par putt early and found the water at the short par-four 16th going for the green; closed with 70 to finish three back. Howell holds off Woods for title - BBC Sport
73 started, 72 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
HSBC Champions
Sheshan International Golf Club, Sheshan International Golf Club, Shanghai, China
4 of 5 researched
Winner
David Howell
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 November 2005
Tiger can't affect me. He can't punch me like in a boxing match; he can't hit the ball at me like in a tennis match. He can only shoot a score and I can only shoot a score.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 November 2005
When Tiger missed his putt on 17, I ran the numbers through in my mind and worked out that if he made eagle, I could throw it in the water and make 6 and win, so not until then.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 November 2005
On 10, I hit the best putt I hit in all day and it doesn't go in and his goes in and that's a big swing there.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Howell | 65 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 268 | −20 |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | 65 · 69 · 67 · 70 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | Nick O'Hern | 67 · 67 · 67 · 73 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Nick Dougherty | 64 · 68 · 73 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Vijay Singh | 67 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Thomas Bjorn | 67 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| 7 | Paul Casey | 67 · 68 · 73 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T8 | Jean-Francois Remesy | 70 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 277 | |
| T8 | Thaworn Wiratchant | 67 · 68 · 69 · 73 | 277 | |
| 10 | Michael Campbell | 66 · 70 · 69 · 73 | 278 |
The golfer
born 1975-06-23, Swindon, Wiltshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1995; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 19 that week (OWGR event page rankFrom (rank entering the week) and Golf Today ('the world's number 19'); age 30 stated by Golf Today and consistent with Wikipedia birth date; tour wins = No. 3 in Wikipedia European Tour wins table and Golf Today's 'third European Tour triumph'; majorwins infobox field blank -> null).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet