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Sunday 10 February 2008European TourYear in Review
Chawrasia wins Emaar-MGF Indian Masters
Delhi Golf Club, New Delhi, India · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 February 2008 · S.S.P. Chawrasia’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse US$2,500,000 USD · Emaar-MGF
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 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/8°C · wind 15 km/h SSW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/10°C · wind 17 km/h NW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/7°C · wind 19 km/h NW, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/7°C · wind 17 km/h WNW, gusts 37 · 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
- Damien McGrane IRL · 281Shot 70 with three bogeys and five birdies in the final round; never caught the bogey-free Chawrasia and finished two back - his best European Tour finish. Golf: Ex-caddie Chowrasia wins Indian Masters (AP, Sandeep Nakai) - The Honolulu Advertiser
120 started, 69 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Emaar-MGF Indian Masters
Delhi Golf Club, Delhi Golf Club, New Delhi, India
4 of 5 researched
Winner
S.S.P. Chawrasia
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 February 2008
More and more caddies will now take up the game and they will also feel that they can also do well if they start playing and working at it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 February 2008
This golf course does suit me and I've always wanted to win a big tournament here, but I never even imagined that I would win such a huge tournament on this golf course.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 February 2008
I played good enough to win but obviously he played great golf today and fair play to him and I'm delighted to see an Indian winner.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.S.P. Chawrasia | 70 · 71 · 71 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| 2 | Damien McGrane | 67 · 69 · 75 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| 3 | Jose Manuel Lara | 68 · 72 · 71 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T4 | Raphael Jacquelin | 69 · 69 · 72 · 74 | 284 | −4 |
| T4 | Digvijay Singh | 70 · 70 · 74 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T6 | Thomas Bjorn | 68 · 72 · 74 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
| T6 | Ernie Els | 75 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
| T6 | Gaurav Ghei | 75 · 69 · 70 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
| T6 | Maarten Lafeber | 69 · 71 · 73 · 72 | 285 | −3 |
| T6 | Ross McGowan | 72 · 71 · 70 · 72 | 285 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1978-05-15, Kolkata, India; IND; turned pro 1997; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 388 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 6, 2008) from OWGR player profile events table; Wikipedia also states ranked 388 before the tournament).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet