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Sunday 27 November 2005European TourYear in Review
Casey wins Volvo China Open
Shenzhen Golf Club, Shenzhen, China · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 November 2005 · Paul Casey’s win no. 5 on the European Tour · purse US$1,300,000 USD · Volvo
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 45 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 46° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/17°C · wind 16 km/h NNE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/18°C · wind 12 km/h NE, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/18°C · wind 8 km/h ENE, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/18°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 31 · 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
- Oliver Wilson ENG · 275Bogeyed the 17th in regulation to fall into a tie, then was twice in bunkers and bogeyed the first playoff hole. Volvo China Open 2005 final round report - Golf Today
144 started, 67 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
Volvo China Open
Shenzhen Golf Club, Shenzhen Golf Club, Shenzhen, China
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Paul Casey
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
27 November 2005
I'm sure Oliver felt frustrated making par at the last (in regulation) and I was possibly able to collect myself and I was very focussed in the play-off. I'm sure he was very disappointed but his time will come,
Golf Today
27 November 2005
I thought I had it in my hands and I didn't look at the leaderboard. I didn't know anything until I stood on the 18th tee. It was close. 17 was really the one.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Casey | 71 · 69 · 70 · 65 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Oliver Wilson | 68 · 67 · 71 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| 3 | Barry Lane | 67 · 74 · 67 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Chawalit Plaphol | 65 · 67 · 74 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Ross Fisher | 69 · 68 · 68 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| 6 | Peter Lawrie | 69 · 72 · 68 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Thongchai Jaidee | 72 · 70 · 70 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Jyoti Randhawa | 71 · 67 · 71 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Miles Tunnicliff | 68 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Zhang Lian-wei | 70 · 71 · 66 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1977-07-21, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England; ENG; turned pro 2000; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 5; world No. 61 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 48, 2005) from OWGR player profile events table; age 28 stated by Golf Today and consistent with Wikipedia birth date; tour wins = No. 5 in Wikipedia European Tour wins table and the season page's (5); majorwins infobox field blank -> null).
What’s in the bag
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