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Sunday 24 June 2007European TourYear in Review
Fasth wins BMW International Open
Golfclub München Eichenried, Eichenried, Germany · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 June 2007 · Niclas Fasth’s win no. 6 on the European Tour · purse €2,000,000 EUR · BMW
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 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/16°C · wind 20 km/h W, gusts 45 · 11.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/14°C · wind 15 km/h WNW, gusts 31 · 7.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/13°C · wind 24 km/h WSW, gusts 58 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/12°C · wind 8 km/h S, gusts 17 · 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
- Bernhard Langer GER · 277nearly withdrew with a neck injury after an opening 76 (135th), came back to within one with a final-round 67 but failed to birdie the par-five 18th Fasth holds off German veteran - Golf Australia (archive)
- Jose-Filipe Lima POR · 277shared the 54-hole lead with Fasth but closed with a 72, a closing birdie lifting him into a share of second Fasth holds off German veteran - Golf Australia (archive)
156 started, 65 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
BMW International Open
Golfclub München Eichenried, Golfclub München Eichenried, Eichenried, Germany
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Niclas Fasth
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 June 2007
In retrospect, it really felt like it was my tournament to win or lose from the start. I've played some of the best golf of my life this week
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 June 2007
Yes, this is the first time my wife was here when I won a tournament.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 June 2007
at 49, to be in contention every once in awhile is basically what I practise for. That's why I still play is because I like the adrenaline rush, I like to be in contention and feel the excitement.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niclas Fasth | 67 · 65 · 73 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Bernhard Langer | 76 · 66 · 68 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Jose-Filipe Lima | 65 · 70 · 70 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Ricardo Gonzalez | 68 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Anders Hansen | 68 · 70 · 72 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Maarten Lafeber | 71 · 67 · 73 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Ernie Els | 67 · 71 · 74 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Simon Khan | 70 · 71 · 72 · 66 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Thomas Levet | 68 · 67 · 72 · 73 | 280 | |
| T9 | Benn Barham | 72 · 69 · 71 · 68 | 280 |
The golfer
born 1972-04-29, Gothenburg, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1993; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 0; world No. 28 that week (OWGR rankBefore 28 (rankAfter 22) per OWGR player profile events table 2007).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet