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Sunday 27 April 2008European TourYear in Review
Clarke wins BMW Asian Open
Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club, Shanghai, China · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 April 2008 · Darren Clarke’s win no. 11 on the European Tour · purse US$2,300,000 USD · BMW
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 09 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/8°C · wind 17 km/h WSW, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/11°C · wind 23 km/h SSW, gusts 46 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/14°C · wind 21 km/h ESE, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/15°C · wind 23 km/h S, gusts 42 · 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
- Robert-Jan Derksen NED · 281Double-bogeyed the 14th when an errant chip crossed the green into the water, drew level as Clarke bogeyed 16 and 17, then lost by one when Clarke holed a 25-foot birdie putt on the 18th. Golf: Darren Clarke wins Asian Open on long birdie putt on 18 - The Honolulu Advertiser (AP)
156 started, 66 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
BMW Asian Open
Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club, Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club, Shanghai, China
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Darren Clarke
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (via The Honolulu Advertiser)
27 April 2008
This one is very special. This is the toughest one of all of them and it's nice to get back up to where I feel my golf should be.
Irish Golf Desk (Brian Keogh)
27 April 2008
Sometimes it’s a big black hole there and it’s not easy to see through it.
Irish Golf Desk (Brian Keogh)
27 April 2008
The brain went dead as it does frequently. I just thought, hit it left edge and I just tried to get my head there before the ball went in. I played the next couple of holes like an amateur, really.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Clarke | 71 · 69 · 67 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
| 2 | Robert-Jan Derksen | 70 · 69 · 69 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Lin Wen-Tang | 71 · 71 · 69 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T3 | Francesco Molinari | 71 · 75 · 68 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T3 | Robert Dinwiddie | 70 · 73 · 66 · 74 | 283 | −5 |
| 6 | Henrik Stenson | 68 · 76 · 72 · 68 | 284 | −4 |
| T7 | John Bickerton | 71 · 75 · 69 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
| T7 | Martin Kaymer | 72 · 72 · 74 · 67 | 285 | −3 |
| T9 | Scott Hend | 69 · 74 · 71 · 72 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Peter Lawrie | 72 · 74 · 70 · 70 | 286 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1968-08-14, Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 1990; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 11; majors to date: 0; world No. 236 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, week 17 2008)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet