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Sunday 29 July 2007European TourYear in Review
Romero wins Deutsche Bank Players' Championship of Europe
Gut Kaden Golf Club, Alveslohe, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 July 2007 · Andres Romero’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €3,600,000 EUR · Deutsche Bank
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 40 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/14°C · wind 20 km/h SSW, gusts 42 · 2.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/15°C · wind 30 km/h WSW, gusts 65 · 6.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/14°C · wind 22 km/h WSW, gusts 47 · 1.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/11°C · wind 19 km/h WSW, gusts 36 · 5.7 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
- Soren Hansen DEN · 272Closed with a 64 to tie for second, three strokes behind Romero, who had led by five after seven holes. Romero wins Deutsche Bank Players' Championship - ESPN (Associated Press)
- Oliver Wilson ENG · 272Went out in 31 and closed with a 66 to share second, three behind. Romero wins Deutsche Bank Players' Championship - ESPN (Associated Press)
156 started, 79 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Deutsche Bank Players' Championship of Europe
Gut Kaden Golf Club, Gut Kaden Golf Club, Alveslohe, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Andres Romero
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 July 2007
It feels nice, a lot of things going inside. You know, especially after the British Open last week, I was playing great, and I think the key this week was my putter.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 July 2007
Well, it's a pity they threw away all that champagne; I prefer to drink it
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 July 2007
Shame as I thought I played pretty well down the stretch and just a couple of bad pitches into the par fives and didn't give myself good chances.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andres Romero | 68 · 68 · 63 · 70 | 269 | −19 |
| T2 | Soren Hansen | 72 · 70 · 66 · 64 | 272 | |
| T2 | Oliver Wilson | 66 · 70 · 70 · 66 | 272 | |
| 4 | Peter O'Malley | 69 · 72 · 68 · 65 | 274 | |
| T5 | Peter Hanson | 69 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 275 | |
| T5 | Alex Noren | 67 · 71 · 65 · 72 | 275 | |
| T7 | Brett Wetterich | 69 · 70 · 67 · 70 | 276 | |
| T7 | Steve Webster | 73 · 67 · 70 · 66 | 276 | |
| T7 | Charley Hoffman | 68 · 72 · 67 · 69 | 276 | |
| T7 | Lee Slattery | 66 · 69 · 67 · 74 | 276 |
The golfer
born 1981-05-08, Tucumán, Argentina; ARG; turned pro 1998; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 51 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player profile, week 30 2007); OWGR news: had jumped to World Number 51 after the Open).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet