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Sunday 19 November 2006European TourYear in Review
Lara wins UBS Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong Golf Club, Fanling, Hong Kong · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 November 2006 · Jose Manuel Lara’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse US$2,000,000 USD · UBS
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 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/21°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 31 · 2.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/22°C · wind 18 km/h ESE, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/23°C · wind 13 km/h ESE, gusts 29 · 1.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/22°C · wind 13 km/h NNE, gusts 31 · 0.1 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
- Juvic Pagunsan PHI · 266Drew level and edged ahead with birdies at the 11th and 14th, then hooked his drive at the 16th and bogeyed while Lara birdied; closed with a 68 to lose by one. Jose Manuel Lara wins maiden title - Golf Today (Wayback copy of dead page)
144 started, 67 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
UBS Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong Golf Club, Hong Kong Golf Club, Fanling, Hong Kong
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jose Manuel Lara
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
19 November 2006
I have finished second four times, third four times and have been around many times and not got the trophy.
BBC Sport
19 November 2006
This is my time and it is a great feeling.
Golf Today
19 November 2006
You wouldn't believe the number of people who ask me when will I win. Now I can say I have.
Golf Today
19 November 2006
I always smile for the crowd, I don't want to be sad,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Manuel Lara | 64 · 66 · 66 · 69 | 265 | −15 |
| 2 | Juvic Pagunsan | 67 · 65 · 66 · 68 | 266 | −14 |
| T3 | Jeev Milkha Singh | 66 · 67 · 69 · 66 | 268 | −12 |
| T3 | Jyoti Randhawa | 64 · 69 · 69 · 66 | 268 | −12 |
| T3 | Thongchai Jaidee | 68 · 66 · 67 · 67 | 268 | −12 |
| T6 | Miguel A Jimenez | 68 · 67 · 66 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| T6 | Soren Kjeldsen | 69 · 68 · 65 · 67 | 269 | −11 |
| T8 | Jean Van de Velde | 68 · 67 · 67 · 68 | 270 | −10 |
| T8 | Francesco Molinari | 68 · 69 · 67 · 66 | 270 | −10 |
| T8 | Alejandro Canizares | 71 · 69 · 63 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1977-05-21, Valencia, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1997; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 127 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 46, 2006) from OWGR player profile events table; age computed from Wikipedia birth date and event end date).
What’s in the bag
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