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Sunday 29 October 2006European TourYear in Review
Singh wins Volvo Masters
Valderrama Golf Club, Sotogrande, Andalusia, Spain · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 October 2006 · Jeev Milkha Singh’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse €4,000,000 EUR · 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 33 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 39° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/17°C · wind 18 km/h S, gusts 44 · 8.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/17°C · wind 38 km/h E, gusts 69 · 1.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/20°C · wind 38 km/h E, gusts 67 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/20°C · wind 27 km/h E, gusts 52 · 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
- Sergio Garcia ESP · 283
- Padraig Harrington IRL · 283
- Luke Donald ENG · 283Closed with a 69 to finish one under, a stroke behind. Jeev registers historic win - The Tribune, Chandigarh (Sport, 30 Oct 2006)
54 started, 54 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo Masters
Valderrama Golf Club, Valderrama Golf Club, Sotogrande, Andalusia, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jeev Milkha Singh
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 October 2006
And parents are going to push their kids into golf also now, not only cricket; otherwise everybody is pushing them into becoming a cricketer and that's it.
The Tribune, Chandigarh (PTI copy)
29 October 2006
It is a great feeling. It all started with the Volvo China Open and I am happy I could do it. This is really a big win,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeev Milkha Singh | 71 · 71 · 68 · 72 | 282 | −2 |
| T2 | Luke Donald | 69 · 71 · 74 · 69 | 283 | −1 |
| T2 | Sergio Garcia | 71 · 70 · 70 · 72 | 283 | −1 |
| T2 | Padraig Harrington | 73 · 69 · 72 · 69 | 283 | −1 |
| T5 | Niclas Fasth | 67 · 75 · 71 · 71 | 284 | |
| T5 | David Howell | 70 · 73 · 70 · 71 | 284 | |
| T7 | Jose Maria Olazabal | 74 · 71 · 71 · 69 | 285 | |
| T7 | Lee Westwood | 69 · 70 · 72 · 74 | 285 | |
| T9 | Peter O'Malley | 70 · 78 · 66 · 72 | 286 | |
| T9 | Phillip Archer | 69 · 71 · 77 · 69 | 286 | |
| T9 | Ian Poulter | 70 · 75 · 70 · 71 | 286 | |
| T9 | Gary Orr | 72 · 74 · 72 · 68 | 286 | |
| T9 | Raphael Jacquelin | 71 · 73 · 69 · 73 | 286 | |
| T9 | Jose Manuel Lara | 66 · 76 · 77 · 67 | 286 | |
| T9 | David Lynn | 69 · 71 · 72 · 74 | 286 | |
| T9 | Henrik Stenson | 70 · 68 · 73 · 75 | 286 | |
| T9 | Marcel Siem | 69 · 72 · 72 · 73 | 286 |
The golfer
born 1971-12-15; IND; turned pro 1993; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 147 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player profile, week 43 2006)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet