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Sunday 22 June 2008European TourYear in Review
Kaymer wins BMW International Open
Golfclub München Eichenried, Eichenried, Germany · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 June 2008 · Martin Kaymer’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse €2,000,000 EUR · 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
15 h 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/11°C · wind 13 km/h WSW, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/16°C · wind 12 km/h WNW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/15°C · wind 8 km/h N, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/16°C · wind 9 km/h SSW, gusts 24 · 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
- Anders Hansen DEN · 273began the day eight behind, closed with a 67 to set the 15-under target, then found two bunkers and failed to par the first play-off hole Kaymer sneaks home in BMW - Golf Australia (archive)
156 started, 66 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
BMW International Open
Golfclub München Eichenried, Golfclub München Eichenried, Eichenried, Germany
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Martin Kaymer
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 June 2008
I was leading after three days with six shots, and they were gone after six, seven holes already, and I just kept fighting and brought it home.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 June 2008
To win in my country is very special for me.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 June 2008
It's a bit strange, isn't it. I guess it was a good decision to come play, anyway.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Kaymer | 68 · 63 · 67 · 75 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Anders Hansen | 69 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T3 | John Bickerton | 70 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Mark Foster | 67 · 72 · 68 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Paul Casey | 70 · 68 · 67 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Thomas Levet | 69 · 69 · 67 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Martin Erlandsson | 70 · 70 · 71 · 66 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Robert-Jan Derksen | 74 · 69 · 69 · 65 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Henrik Stenson | 69 · 68 · 72 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Francois Delamontagne | 70 · 66 · 70 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Charl Schwartzel | 69 · 69 · 66 · 73 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1984-12-28, Düsseldorf, West Germany; GER; turned pro 2005; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 41 that week (OWGR rankBefore 41 (rankAfter 30) per OWGR player profile events table 2008).
What’s in the bag
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