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Sunday 4 March 2007European TourYear in Review
Haig wins Johnnie Walker Classic
Blue Canyon Country Club, Phuket, Thailand · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 March 2007 · Anton Haig’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £1,250,000 GBP · Johnnie Walker
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 75° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/25°C · wind 8 km/h WNW, gusts 19 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/25°C · wind 12 km/h WSW, gusts 30 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/25°C · wind 17 km/h WNW, gusts 37 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/25°C · wind 14 km/h WNW, gusts 32 · 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
- Richard Sterne RSA · 275Missed birdie putts on the 18th in regulation and again at the first playoff hole after a closing 72. Johnnie Walker Classic, March 4, 2007: Richard Sterne - ASAP Sports
- Oliver Wilson ENG · 275Halfway leader; missed birdie putts on the 18th in regulation and in the playoff, never getting his approaches inside 20 feet. Johnnie Walker Classic, March 4, 2007: Oliver Wilson - ASAP Sports
156 started, 78 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
Johnnie Walker Classic
Blue Canyon Country Club, Blue Canyon Country Club, Phuket, Thailand
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Anton Haig
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 March 2007
But 18, hit it left and I thought, "oh, this is trouble," and I thought I had actually lost the tournament there.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 March 2007
Well, I've got a few Johnnie Walker bottles for three so I might go and give them a try tonight.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 March 2007
Being lifted up by the people in Phuket, I mean, it feels great - it's a bit like that back home. So it almost feels to me like I'm back home.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 March 2007
17 is a tough hole. Hit a good putt there and hit a good putt on 18 in regulation play and again in the play-off. But nothing went in. What can I do?
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anton Haig | 71 · 64 · 70 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Richard Sterne | 75 · 64 · 64 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Oliver Wilson | 68 · 66 · 70 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| 4 | Retief Goosen | 68 · 68 · 72 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| 5 | Mike Weir | 66 · 78 · 68 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Ernie Els | 73 · 70 · 67 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | David Frost | 69 · 70 · 72 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Gaurav Ghei | 69 · 73 · 74 · 64 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Colin Montgomerie | 69 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Richard Bland | 68 · 70 · 72 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Simon Hurd | 73 · 71 · 66 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Iain Steel | 69 · 73 · 70 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Jean Van de Velde | 72 · 69 · 71 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1986-05-08, Nelspruit, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2004; age 20 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 285 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 9, 2007) from OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet