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Sunday 16 April 2006European TourYear in Review
Singh wins Volvo China Open
Hong Hua International Golf Club, Beijing, China (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 April 2006 · Jeev Milkha Singh’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse US$1,800,000 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
12 h 42 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- 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
- Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano ESP · 279Bogeyed the 72nd hole after a wayward drive, finishing one behind and missing a playoff. Jeev wins China Open - The Tribune, Chandigarh (UNI, 17 Apr 2006)
- David Lynn ENG · 280Led after the second and third rounds but closed with a 73, three-putting the 13th, 14th and 15th. Singh wins maiden title in China - BBC Sport (16 Apr 2006)
156 started, 69 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo China Open
Hong Hua International Golf Club, Hong Hua International Golf Club, Beijing, China
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jeev Milkha Singh
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Tribune (UNI copy)
16 April 2006
When I saw my competitor bogey the 18th, I decided to play it safe and not even go for the flag
BBC Sport
16 April 2006
I've let so many tournaments go in the last few years and went in to today with reverse psychology, thinking that if I didn't win it didn't matter.
The Tribune (UNI copy)
16 April 2006
It was a shame about the drive on the 18th which cost a bogey because...I would have liked to have parred it to put pressure on Singh
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeev Milkha Singh | 72 · 69 · 67 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| 2 | Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano | 67 · 74 · 68 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| 3 | David Lynn | 68 · 67 · 72 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Jarrod Lyle | 68 · 71 · 72 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Simon Wakefield | 67 · 73 · 70 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Peter Fowler | 71 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Paul Casey | 71 · 68 · 70 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Peter O'Malley | 72 · 72 · 70 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Wang Ter-Chang | 69 · 72 · 71 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Paul Lawrie | 73 · 70 · 73 · 67 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Simon Dyson | 67 · 72 · 73 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Peter Hanson | 67 · 72 · 73 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Prayad Marksaeng | 69 · 67 · 72 · 75 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1971-12-15; IND; turned pro 1993; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 321 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 15, 2006) from OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet