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Sunday 21 October 2007European TourYear in Review
Webster wins Portugal Masters
Oceânico Victoria Golf Club, Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 October 2007 · Steve Webster’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse €3,000,000 EUR
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 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 41° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/15°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/16°C · wind 15 km/h ENE, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/16°C · wind 10 km/h NNE, gusts 19 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/12°C · wind 10 km/h N, gusts 18 · 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
- Robert Karlsson SWE · 265Finished strongly with a closing 65 but Webster's 64, built on an eagle at the par-five 12th, beat him by two. Steve Webster wins in Portugal (Golf Monthly)
126 started, 73 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Portugal Masters
Oceânico Victoria Golf Club, Oceânico Victoria Golf Club, Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Steve Webster
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 October 2007
Broke down really, it's amazing, your mind just keeps racing ahead and I knew I was going to cry, but, you know, I lost control really.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 October 2007
Yeah, I think it helped me in a way. It was so hard to keep my mind on my golf. I knew she was watching out for me and it's an amazing feeling to play that well down the stretch.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 October 2007
Probably the yardage is a 4-iron, but I was so fired up, and I said to my caddie, John, said, "I think you can get five there."
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Webster | 66 · 66 · 67 · 64 | 263 | −25 |
| 2 | Robert Karlsson | 67 · 68 · 65 · 65 | 265 | −23 |
| T3 | Fredrik Andersson Hed | 66 · 73 · 64 · 66 | 269 | |
| T3 | Lee Westwood | 65 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 269 | −19 |
| T3 | Daniel Vancsik | 64 · 66 · 68 · 71 | 269 | |
| T3 | Peter Hanson | 69 · 65 · 67 · 68 | 269 | |
| T7 | Sam Walker | 66 · 68 · 67 · 70 | 271 | −17 |
| T7 | Charl Schwartzel | 66 · 67 · 66 · 72 | 271 | |
| T7 | Martin Kaymer | 61 · 72 · 69 · 69 | 271 | |
| T7 | Ross Fisher | 68 · 64 · 68 · 71 | 271 | −17 |
The golfer
born 1975-01-17, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1995; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 237 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 42, 2007) from OWGR player profile; rankFrom 237 on the OWGR event page).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet