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Sunday 17 September 2006European TourYear in Review
Casey wins HSBC World Match Play Championship
Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 September 2006 · Paul Casey’s win no. 7 on the European Tour · purse £1,660,000 GBP · 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
12 h 14 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 40° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/15°C · wind 20 km/h S, gusts 45 · 2.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/15°C · wind 25 km/h N, gusts 49 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/16°C · wind 20 km/h N, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/15°C · wind 11 km/h WSW, gusts 25 · 0.5 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
- Shaun Micheel USALost the 36-hole final 10 and 8: went 3 down by lunch after losing the 16th (sculled a chip, lipped out for bogey) and the 17th, then lost the first five holes after lunch. Paul Casey coasts to 10 & 8 victory - Golf Today (Wayback Machine copy)
16 started
Same week
DP World Tour event
HSBC World Match Play Championship
Wentworth Club, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Paul Casey
Score, to par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (AP copy)
17 September 2006
It's just wonderful to put my name down in history, put my name on the roll of honor,
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 September 2006
He's Major Champion. As I said yesterday, he hit one of the best 7 irons I've ever seen in golf at the PGA a few years ago.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 September 2006
It's not great to be beaten but better to be beaten by someone who has played so well.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Casey | ||
| 2 | Shaun Micheel | ||
| T3 | Colin Montgomerie | ||
| T3 | Robert Karlsson | ||
| T5 | Luke Donald | ||
| T5 | Michael Campbell | ||
| T5 | Mike Weir | ||
| T5 | Angel Cabrera | ||
| T9 | Ernie Els | ||
| T9 | Jim Furyk | ||
| T9 | Tim Clark | ||
| T9 | Retief Goosen | ||
| T9 | Tiger Woods | ||
| T9 | David Howell | ||
| T9 | Adam Scott | ||
| T9 | Simon Khan |
The golfer
born 1977-07-21, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England; ENG; turned pro 2000; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 7; world No. 27 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player profile, week 37 2006)).
What’s in the bag
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