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Sunday 16 March 2008European TourYear in Review
McDowell wins Ballantine's Championship
Pinx Golf Club, Jeju Island, South Korea (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 March 2008 · Graeme McDowell’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse €2,000,000 EUR · Ballantine's
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 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Jeev Milkha Singh IND · 264Led by one with two to play after a birdie at 16, bogeyed the par-3 17th, then lost on the third playoff hole when he missed a birdie putt after McDowell hit his 7-iron close. Golf: McDowell beats Jeev Milkha Singh in playoff (AP) - The Honolulu Advertiser
132 started, 67 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Ballantine's Championship
Pinx Golf Club, Pinx Golf Club, Jeju Island, South Korea
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Graeme McDowell
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 March 2008
Yeah, definitely one of the top five best shots I've ever hit. Just had a perfect yardage, obviously pumped up, 179 yards is a lot of 7-iron for me but pumped up.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 March 2008
You know, now I feel ready to be a prolific winner. I feel like I can win multiple times this year no problem and feel like I'm playing well enough, got the confidence and got the momentum going now.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 March 2008
Obviously you play to win but somebody has to win. McDowell played really good. The last hole he hit a great shot in there after I hit a good shot, and I think the best man won.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graeme McDowell | 68 · 64 · 66 · 66 | 264 | −24 |
| 2 | Jeev Milkha Singh | 68 · 66 · 64 · 66 | 264 | −24 |
| 3 | Paul McGinley | 68 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| 4 | Shingo Katayama | 68 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Thomas Bjorn | 70 · 66 · 70 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Johan Edfors | 69 · 65 · 69 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Anthony Kim | 68 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| 8 | Oliver Wilson | 70 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Phillip Archer | 71 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Kane Webber | 71 · 68 · 65 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1979-07-30, Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2002; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 94 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 11, 2008) from OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet