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Sunday 14 October 2007European TourYear in Review
Els wins HSBC World Match Play Championship
Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 October 2007 · Ernie Els’s win no. 24 on the European Tour · purse £1,660,000 GBP · HSBC
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 26 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 29° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/6°C · wind 10 km/h W, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/12°C · wind 9 km/h NW, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/11°C · wind 11 km/h ESE, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/9°C · wind 8 km/h SSE, gusts 22 · 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
- Angel Cabrera ARG · lost 6 & 4Bogeyed the first and was quickly four down; birdies at the 24th and 27th cut it to two, but Els birdied the 28th and 30th and Cabrera's bogey at the 31st sealed it. Els wins seventh Match Play title (BBC Sport, 14 Oct 2007)
16 started
Same week
DP World Tour event
HSBC World Match Play Championship
Wentworth Club, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ernie Els
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 October 2007
Yeah, it's been a great week. Obviously, you know, to win this tournament seven times, I never thought I would ever do that. Yeah, it's amazing. It's wonderful.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 October 2007
But, you know, how can I say it; the end of the year you've got the wheelbarrow out, too; you want to cash in a little bit.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 October 2007
He is the King of Wentworth. He lives here, he knows the course and it is his own back-yard, so he is very comfortable and happy here.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | ||
| 2 | Angel Cabrera | ||
| T3 | Henrik Stenson | ||
| T3 | Hunter Mahan | ||
| T5 | Paul Casey | ||
| T5 | Soren Hansen | ||
| T5 | Anders Hansen | ||
| T5 | Andres Romero | ||
| T9 | Jerry Kelly | ||
| T9 | Retief Goosen | ||
| T9 | Justin Rose | ||
| T9 | Rory Sabbatini | ||
| T9 | Woody Austin | ||
| T9 | Padraig Harrington | ||
| T9 | Niclas Fasth | ||
| T9 | Colin Montgomerie |
The golfer
born 1969-10-17, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1989; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 24; majors to date: 3; world No. 5 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 41, 2007) from OWGR player profile; rankFrom 5 on the OWGR event page).
What’s in the bag
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