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Sunday 23 September 2007European TourYear in Review
Westwood wins Quinn Direct British Masters
The Belfry, Wishaw, England · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 September 2007 · Lee Westwood’s win no. 18 on the European Tour · purse £1,800,000 GBP · Quinn Direct
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 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 36° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/14°C · wind 25 km/h SW, gusts 49 · 1.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/14°C · wind 37 km/h SW, gusts 70 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/12°C · wind 19 km/h SSW, gusts 37 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/13°C · wind 29 km/h SSW, gusts 54 · 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
- Ian Poulter ENG · 278Closed with a 70 to finish ten under, five behind; Westwood pulled away with a 30-foot birdie putt on the 16th and an eagle on the 17th. Westwood snatches British Masters - BBC Sport
144 started, 68 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Quinn Direct British Masters
The Belfry, The Belfry, Wishaw, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lee Westwood
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 September 2007
I don't think I've ever been clapped the entire length of the final hole before which is obviously very, very special.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 September 2007
I knew if I holed the putt on 17 it would be a killer blow no matter what anybody else did.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Westwood | 68 · 70 · 70 · 65 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Ian Poulter | 67 · 71 · 70 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| 3 | Mark Foster | 71 · 66 · 69 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Miguel A Jimenez | 71 · 69 · 70 · 71 | 281 | |
| T4 | Niclas Fasth | 75 · 66 · 67 · 73 | 281 | |
| T4 | Fredrik Andersson Hed | 67 · 73 · 68 · 73 | 281 | |
| T4 | Michael Campbell | 73 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 281 | |
| T4 | Soren Kjeldsen | 66 · 72 · 74 · 69 | 281 | |
| T4 | Sam Walker | 71 · 67 · 75 · 68 | 281 | |
| T4 | Zane Scotland | 69 · 73 · 70 · 69 | 281 |
The golfer
born 1973-04-24, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1993; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 18; world No. 48 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player profile, week 38 2007)).
What’s in the bag
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