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Sunday 4 December 2005European TourYear in Review
Montgomerie wins UBS Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong Golf Club, New Territories, Hong Kong · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 December 2005 · Colin Montgomerie’s win no. 30 on the European Tour · purse US$1,200,000 USD · UBS
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 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/19°C · wind 16 km/h E, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/18°C · wind 11 km/h ENE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/20°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/15°C · wind 28 km/h NNE, gusts 53 · 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
- James Kingston RSA · 272Led by two with three to play, three-putted the 16th and double-bogeyed the 18th after a two-iron into the trees, missing a six-foot bogey putt that would have forced a playoff. UBS Hong Kong Open 2005 final round report - Golf Today
- Thammanoon Srirot THA · 272Bogey-free final round with two birdies to tie for second, one behind. UBS Hong Kong Open 2005 final round report - Golf Today
- K J Choi KOR · 272Tied for second, one behind. UBS Hong Kong Open 2005 final round report - Golf Today
- Lin Keng-chi TPE · 272Tied for second, one behind. UBS Hong Kong Open 2005 final round report - Golf Today
- Edward Loar USA · 272Tied for second, one behind. UBS Hong Kong Open 2005 final round report - Golf Today
138 started, 69 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
UBS Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong Golf Club, Hong Kong Golf Club, New Territories, Hong Kong
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Colin Montgomerie
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
4 December 2005
I suppose the tournament is over 72 holes but after 71 holes, there was only one winner and our hearts go out to James.
Golf Today
4 December 2005
I was just so nervous. Last year I pulled it left (on the 18th hole) and this year I wasn't going to do the same thing. I hit it right and just made double from there.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Montgomerie | 69 · 66 · 66 · 70 | 271 | −9 |
| T2 | Thammanoon Srirot | 71 · 67 · 66 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
| T2 | Edward Loar | 68 · 64 · 71 · 69 | 272 | −8 |
| T2 | Lin Keng-chi | 68 · 69 · 66 · 69 | 272 | −8 |
| T2 | K J Choi | 67 · 72 · 64 · 69 | 272 | −8 |
| T2 | James Kingston | 68 · 69 · 64 · 71 | 272 | −8 |
| T7 | Thongchai Jaidee | 68 · 68 · 67 · 70 | 273 | −7 |
| T7 | Kang Wook-soon | 64 · 70 · 68 · 71 | 273 | −7 |
| T7 | Damien McGrane | 68 · 71 · 63 · 71 | 273 | −7 |
| 10 | Simon Yates | 69 · 69 · 61 · 75 | 274 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1963-06-23, Glasgow, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 1987; age 42 that week; tour wins to date: 30; world No. 17 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 49, 2005) from OWGR player profile events table (Golf Today: the win moved him to ninth); age computed from Wikipedia birth date and event end date; tour wins = No. 30 in Wikipedia European Tour wins table and Golf Today's '30th career victory on the European Tour'; majorwins infobox field blank -> null).
What’s in the bag
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