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Sunday 8 June 2008European TourYear in Review
Singh wins Bank Austria GolfOpen
Fontana Golf Club, Vienna, Austria (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 6 to Sunday 8 June 2008 · Jeev Milkha Singh’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse €1,300,000 EUR · Bank Austria · rain-affected: reduced to 54 holes (OWGR lists 54 holes, 6-8 June)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 40 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- 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
- Simon Wakefield ENG · 199four behind after 36 holes; birdied three of the last four holes for a 68 and finished one stroke short of Singh's 18-par final round Fowler falls short in Vienna - Golf Australia (archive)
156 started, 70 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Bank Austria GolfOpen
Fontana Golf Club, Fontana Golf Club, Vienna, Austria
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jeev Milkha Singh
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Australia
8 June 2008
I feel very fortunate to win with 18 pars
Golf Australia
8 June 2008
I think the golfing gods were looking out for me. They did not want a play-off with the bad weather forecast.
Golf Australia
8 June 2008
But then after the 12th I just changed gear, tried to be a bit more aggressive and it paid off.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeev Milkha Singh | 64 · 63 · 71 | 198 | −15 |
| 2 | Simon Wakefield | 66 · 65 · 68 | 199 | −14 |
| T3 | Peter Fowler | 65 · 67 · 69 | 201 | −12 |
| T3 | Martin Erlandsson | 67 · 69 · 65 | 201 | −12 |
| T3 | Michael Jonzon | 70 · 64 · 67 | 201 | −12 |
| T3 | Iain Pyman | 69 · 67 · 65 | 201 | −12 |
| T3 | Pelle Edberg | 64 · 72 · 65 | 201 | −12 |
| T8 | Soren Hansen | 68 · 65 · 69 | 202 | −11 |
| T8 | Francois Delamontagne | 69 · 68 · 65 | 202 | |
| T8 | Sam Little | 68 · 67 · 67 | 202 | −11 |
| T8 | Graeme McDowell | 67 · 67 · 68 | 202 | −11 |
| T8 | Robert Rock | 68 · 69 · 65 | 202 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1971-12-15; IND; turned pro 1993; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 90 that week (OWGR rankBefore 90 (rankAfter 71) per OWGR player profile events table 2008).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet