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Sunday 11 November 2007European TourYear in Review
Mickelson wins HSBC Champions
Sheshan Golf Club, Shanghai, China · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 November 2007 · Phil Mickelson’s win no. 4 on the European Tour · purse US$5,000,000 USD · HSBC
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 29 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 41° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/11°C · wind 9 km/h NE, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/13°C · wind 15 km/h N, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/10°C · wind 15 km/h N, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/9°C · wind 15 km/h N, gusts 31 · 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
- Ross Fisher ENG · 278Led late, but hit his 3-wood second into the water at the 72nd, holed an eight-footer to make the playoff, then left a birdie putt short on the second extra hole. HSBC Champions: Ross Fisher interview transcript, November 11, 2007 - ASAP Sports
- Lee Westwood ENG · 278Twelve behind with nine holes to play, closed with a 67 to join the playoff, then went in the water on the second extra hole. HSBC Champions: Lee Westwood interview transcript, November 11, 2007 - ASAP Sports
89 started, 66 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
HSBC Champions
Sheshan Golf Club, Sheshan Golf Club, Shanghai, China
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Phil Mickelson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 November 2007
I was leading by a lot, and looked like I had control, and had six penalty shots today and ended up two back with three to go and now got in a playoff.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 November 2007
I didn't enjoy the back nine at the time, but now I do
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 November 2007
I didn't even imagine, even when I had one hole to play, that I would ever be in a playoff. So, one of those things. I'm not disappointed at all.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | 68 · 66 · 68 · 76 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | Lee Westwood | 70 · 74 · 67 · 67 | 278 | |
| T2 | Ross Fisher | 68 · 68 · 68 · 74 | 278 | |
| 4 | Kevin Stadler | 64 · 69 · 73 · 73 | 279 | |
| T5 | Vijay Singh | 67 · 70 · 72 · 71 | 280 | |
| T5 | Padraig Harrington | 68 · 72 · 69 · 71 | 280 | |
| 7 | Steve Webster | 69 · 70 · 72 · 70 | 281 | |
| 8 | Andrew McLardy | 68 · 69 · 72 · 73 | 282 | |
| T9 | Henrik Stenson | 70 · 70 · 71 · 72 | 283 | |
| T9 | Paul Casey | 68 · 71 · 66 · 78 | 283 |
The golfer
born 1970-06-16, San Diego, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1992; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 3; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 45, 2007) from OWGR player profile events table; age computed from Wikipedia birth date and event end date).
What’s in the bag
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