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Sunday 26 October 2008European TourYear in Review
Garcia wins Castelló Masters Costa Azahar
Club de Campo del Mediterráneo, Castellón, Spain · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 October 2008 · Sergio Garcia’s win no. 7 on the European Tour · purse €2,000,000 EUR
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 25 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 36° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/13°C · wind 11 km/h NE, gusts 29 · 2.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/13°C · wind 12 km/h NNE, gusts 22 · 6.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/14°C · wind 18 km/h NNE, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/13°C · wind 14 km/h NNE, gusts 27 · 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
- Peter Hedblom SWE · 267Birdied four of the first four holes and drew level when Garcia bogeyed the par-3 6th, but Garcia birdied 7 and 8 and Hedblom bogeyed the 17th to finish three back after a 66. Golf: Garcia takes Castello Masters by 3 shots (AP, Honolulu Advertiser, 26 Oct 2008)
114 started, 66 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Castelló Masters Costa Azahar
Club de Campo del Mediterráneo, Club de Campo del Mediterráneo, Castellón, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sergio Garcia
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (Honolulu Advertiser)
26 October 2008
I couldn't help but think about Seve. I'm sending all my love to him and his family and hope he recovers soon. I hope this victory helps him to get a little better.
Associated Press (Honolulu Advertiser)
26 October 2008
I didn't play amazing and when Peter had such a great start I thought these guys were not making it easy for me.
Associated Press (Honolulu Advertiser)
26 October 2008
Just getting the tournament here was special for me and my family but to play the way I did and win it is awesome.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Garcia | 66 · 65 · 66 · 67 | 264 | −20 |
| 2 | Peter Hedblom | 68 · 65 · 68 · 66 | 267 | |
| 3 | Alex Noren | 68 · 68 · 68 · 65 | 269 | −15 |
| T4 | Simon Dyson | 66 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 270 | |
| T4 | Soren Kjeldsen | 64 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 270 | |
| T4 | David Lynn | 67 · 66 · 68 · 69 | 270 | |
| T7 | Richard Finch | 65 · 66 · 71 · 69 | 271 | |
| T7 | Peter Hanson | 65 · 73 · 67 · 66 | 271 | |
| T9 | Paul Casey | 69 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 272 | |
| T9 | Stephen Gallacher | 67 · 70 · 65 · 70 | 272 | |
| T9 | Mikael Lundberg | 67 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 272 | |
| T9 | Rory McIlroy | 68 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 272 |
The golfer
born 1980-01-09, Borriol, Castellón, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1999; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 0; world No. 5 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 43, 2008) from OWGR player profile; rankFrom 5 on OWGR event page).
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