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Sunday 13 May 2007European TourYear in Review
Westwood wins Valle Romano Open de Andalucía
Aloha Golf Club, Marbella, Andalusia, Spain · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 May 2007 · Lee Westwood’s win no. 17 on the European Tour · purse €1,000,000 EUR · Valle Romano
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/16°C · wind 15 km/h W, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/14°C · wind 20 km/h W, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/15°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/14°C · wind 21 km/h W, gusts 36 · 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
- Phillip Archer ENG · 270Eagled the 16th in a closing 65 to finish two behind, tied second. First win in three years for Westwood - Golf Monthly (Paul O'Hagan, 13 May 2007)
- Fredrik Andersson Hed SWE · 270Eagled the 16th in a closing 66 to finish two behind, tied second. First win in three years for Westwood - Golf Monthly (Paul O'Hagan, 13 May 2007)
144 started, 74 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Valle Romano Open de Andalucía
Aloha Golf Club, Aloha Golf Club, Marbella, Andalusia, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lee Westwood
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Monthly
13 May 2007
It seems to get harder as the years go on but it feels great to be back in the winners circle and to putt solidly under pressure
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Westwood | 72 · 64 · 65 · 67 | 268 | −20 |
| T2 | Phillip Archer | 69 · 70 · 66 · 65 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | Fredrik Andersson Hed | 69 · 71 · 64 · 66 | 270 | −18 |
| T4 | Michael Jonzon | 69 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Louis Oosthuizen | 67 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| 6 | Thomas Bjorn | 71 · 69 · 66 · 67 | 273 | |
| T7 | Chris Gane | 67 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 274 | |
| T7 | Gonzalo Fdez-Castano | 67 · 68 · 67 · 72 | 274 | |
| T9 | David Lynn | 70 · 71 · 68 · 67 | 276 | |
| T9 | Gareth Davies | 69 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 276 | |
| T9 | Robert Rock | 70 · 73 · 65 · 68 | 276 | |
| T9 | Matthew Zions | 65 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 276 |
The golfer
born 1973-04-24, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1993; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 17; majors to date: 0; world No. 63 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, week 19 2007)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet