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Sunday 18 March 2007European TourYear in Review
Nirat wins TCL Classic
Yalong Bay Golf Club, Sanya, Hainan, China · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 March 2007 · Chapchai Nirat’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse US$1,000,000 USD · TCL
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 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/24°C · wind 16 km/h SSE, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/24°C · wind 13 km/h SE, gusts 20 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/24°C · wind 25 km/h E, gusts 36 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/23°C · wind 25 km/h ENE, gusts 34 · 2.2 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
- Rafael Echenique ARG · 269Cut a five-stroke 54-hole deficit to three on the back nine but could not catch Nirat, who closed with a 71. McGinley in the pack in China - Irish Golf Desk (18 Mar 2007)
156 started, 66 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
TCL Classic
Yalong Bay Golf Club, Yalong Bay Golf Club, Sanya, Hainan, China
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Chapchai Nirat
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Irish Golf Desk
18 March 2007
There was a lot of pressure today, but I talked to my caddie and the plan was to just keep playing at the same level as the first three days.
Irish Golf Desk
18 March 2007
I was feeling serious because on the back nine Rafael was getting close, so I didn't want to make mistakes. At the finish I was very happy.
Irish Golf Desk
15 March 2007
I am very happy with the round. I drove well and I was bogey free.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapchai Nirat | 61 · 66 · 68 · 71 | 266 | −22 |
| 2 | Rafael Echenique | 64 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 269 | −19 |
| 3 | Prayad Marksaeng | 71 · 68 · 65 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | James Heath | 72 · 63 · 68 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Simon Nash | 67 · 66 · 71 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T6 | David Bransdon | 67 · 66 · 74 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Taichi Teshima | 69 · 65 · 66 · 73 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Liang Wenchong | 69 · 68 · 66 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T9 | Pelle Edberg | 71 · 64 · 69 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | Peter Fowler | 69 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | Marc Warren | 70 · 67 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | Lee Westwood | 66 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1983-06-05, Bangkok, Thailand; THA; turned pro 1998; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 310 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 11, 2007) from OWGR player profile events table; Irish Golf Desk also states "Ranked 310th in the world").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet