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Sunday 27 May 2007European TourYear in Review
Hansen wins BMW PGA Championship
Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 May 2007 · Anders Hansen’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse €4,350,000 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 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/14°C · wind 8 km/h W, gusts 20 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/14°C · wind 17 km/h NNW, gusts 36 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R314°/10°C · wind 16 km/h NNE, gusts 37 · 5.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R411°/8°C · wind 33 km/h ENE, gusts 64 · 22.7 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
- Justin Rose ENG · 280pitched to two feet to birdie the 72nd and match Hansen, then missed from 15 feet after Hansen holed his birdie putt on the first play-off hole Hansen trumps Rose - Golf Australia (archive)
150 started · cut +2, 75 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
BMW PGA Championship
Wentworth Club (West Course), Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Anders Hansen
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 May 2007
I've got family in Denmark and it's really hard for me to be away from the kids and I miss them a lot when I'm away. So it's been quite tough.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 May 2007
And I took another 36 the second day, and I was pretty battered coming in Sunday night.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 May 2007
He just seemed to understand how I was thinking and seemed to understand what was going on in my mind and in my golf swing.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 May 2007
It was over so quickly. Anders rolled in the putt and I missed mine and that's it. That's what sudden death's all about.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anders Hansen | 74 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| 2 | Justin Rose | 66 · 70 · 73 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T3 | Vijay Singh | 73 · 72 · 70 · 66 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Richard Sterne | 68 · 73 · 66 · 74 | 281 | −7 |
| T5 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | 70 · 68 · 72 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T5 | Angel Cabrera | 70 · 66 · 76 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| 7 | Luke Donald | 71 · 72 · 71 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Niclas Fasth | 72 · 73 · 68 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T8 | Richard Green | 73 · 73 · 67 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T8 | Thongchai Jaidee | 73 · 70 · 71 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T8 | Henrik Stenson | 70 · 73 · 72 · 69 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1970-09-16, Sønderborg, Denmark; DEN; turned pro 1995; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 151 that week (OWGR rankBefore 151 (rankAfter 49) per OWGR player profile events table 2007).
What’s in the bag
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