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Monday 22 May 2006European TourYear in Review
Bjorn wins Nissan Irish Open
Carton House, Maynooth, Ireland · Thursday 18 to Monday 22 May 2006 · Thomas Bjorn’s win no. 9 on the European Tour · purse €2,200,000 EUR · Nissan · weather: high winds suspended play for six hours on Thursday; heavy rain waterlogged the course and play was abandoned on Sunday afternoon; final round completed Monday 22 May
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 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/11°C · wind 33 km/h SSW, gusts 77 · 2.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/10°C · wind 30 km/h WSW, gusts 59 · 5.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R314°/8°C · wind 21 km/h NW, gusts 45 · 6.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R48°/7°C · wind 27 km/h NE, gusts 55 · 18.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R511°/5°C · wind 26 km/h NNW, gusts 57 · 4.1 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
- Paul Casey ENG · 284Could have forced a play-off at the 72nd but three-putted from the front fringe after leaving his 80-foot first putt 12 feet short, as Bjorn birdied the last two holes. Thomas Bjorn clinches win with late birdies - Golf Today (Wayback Machine copy)
156 started, 71 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Nissan Irish Open
Carton House (Montgomerie course), Carton House, Maynooth, Ireland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Thomas Bjorn
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 May 2006
The Irish Open owed me one. I lost in a playoff to Cambo and probably played some of my best golf. And I shot 78 in the first round this week.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 May 2006
That was the worst five days I've ever played in, in terms of conditions, and it was just a battle from start to finish.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Bjorn | 78 · 66 · 67 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| 2 | Paul Casey | 73 · 70 · 68 · 73 | 284 | |
| 3 | Darren Clarke | 75 · 70 · 67 · 73 | 285 | −3 |
| 4 | Peter Hedblom | 72 · 70 · 70 · 74 | 286 | |
| T5 | Bradley Dredge | 71 · 73 · 72 · 71 | 287 | |
| T5 | Ross Fisher | 73 · 70 · 69 · 75 | 287 | |
| T5 | Robert Karlsson | 74 · 68 · 72 · 73 | 287 | |
| T5 | Maarten Lafeber | 71 · 74 · 71 · 71 | 287 | |
| T5 | Robert Rock | 75 · 73 · 68 · 71 | 287 | |
| T5 | Anthony Wall | 73 · 68 · 70 · 76 | 287 |
The golfer
born 1971-02-18, Silkeborg, Denmark; DEN; turned pro 1993; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 9; world No. 33 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 20, 2006) from OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet