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Sunday 25 May 2008European TourYear in Review
Jiménez wins BMW PGA Championship
Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 May 2008 · Miguel Ángel Jiménez’s win no. 15 on the European Tour · purse €4,500,000 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 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/9°C · wind 14 km/h ESE, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/12°C · wind 18 km/h E, gusts 34 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/12°C · wind 30 km/h NE, gusts 61 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/12°C · wind 28 km/h NE, gusts 56 · 19.8 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
- Oliver Wilson ENG · 277bogeyed the 17th and missed a 15-foot birdie chance at the 72nd; lipped out a seven-footer to win at the first play-off hole and lost at the second Joy for Jimenez - Golf Australia (archive)
150 started · cut +1, 70 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
BMW PGA Championship
Wentworth Club (West Course), Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 May 2008
this is my 20th season on the Tour and to win the most important tournament on The European Tour on my 20th anniversary, is great, fantastic.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 May 2008
Yes, I lost a playoff in I think '94 with Robert Allenby and another one with Tiger in '99 in Valderrama and then now I have won, and now I cannot say that I don't win playoffs anymore.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 May 2008
You know what, I was 100 per cent that I was making it. I have not been that confident over a putt ever. I cannot believe that I missed it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 70 · 67 · 72 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Oliver Wilson | 70 · 66 · 73 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Luke Donald | 72 · 69 · 73 · 65 | 279 | −9 |
| T3 | Robert Karlsson | 66 · 69 · 70 · 74 | 279 | −9 |
| 5 | Jyoti Randhawa | 73 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Retief Goosen | 76 · 69 · 70 · 66 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Richard Green | 70 · 69 · 73 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Alex Norén | 75 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Andrés Romero | 72 · 69 · 73 · 67 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Alejandro Cañizares | 72 · 66 · 74 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Paul Casey | 71 · 68 · 73 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Simon Khan | 71 · 71 · 71 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Søren Kjeldsen | 71 · 65 · 76 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Paul McGinley | 65 · 66 · 79 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Steve Webster | 71 · 70 · 72 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1964-01-05, Málaga, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1982; age 44 that week; tour wins to date: 15; majors to date: 0; world No. 41 that week (OWGR rankBefore 41 (rankAfter 21) per OWGR player profile events table 2008).
What’s in the bag
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