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Sunday 27 July 2008European TourYear in Review
Lundberg wins Inteco Russian Open Golf Championship
Le Meridien Moscow Country Club, Nakhabino, Russia · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 July 2008 · Mikael Lundberg’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse US$2,000,000 USD · Inteco
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 03 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 53° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/15°C · wind 12 km/h NE, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/16°C · wind 13 km/h NNE, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/15°C · wind 14 km/h N, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/12°C · wind 14 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
- Jose Manuel Lara ESP · 269Closed with 64 but Lundberg birdied two of the last three holes for a 68 to win by two. Golf: Sweden's Lundberg wins 2nd Russian Open title - The Honolulu Advertiser (AP)
144 started, 73 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Inteco Russian Open Golf Championship
Le Meridien Moscow Country Club, Le Meridien Moscow Country Club, Nakhabino, Russia
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Mikael Lundberg
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikael Lundberg | 67 · 64 · 68 · 68 | 267 | −21 |
| 2 | Jose Manuel Lara | 67 · 68 · 70 · 64 | 269 | |
| 3 | Benn Barham | 69 · 68 · 65 · 68 | 270 | |
| 4 | Jan-Are Larsen | 68 · 65 · 72 · 66 | 271 | |
| 5 | David Drysdale | 68 · 71 · 69 · 64 | 272 | |
| T6 | Darren Fichardt | 66 · 71 · 66 · 70 | 273 | |
| T6 | Lloyd Saltman | 69 · 70 · 66 · 68 | 273 | |
| T6 | Jamie Moul | 68 · 68 · 64 · 73 | 273 | |
| T9 | Sam Little | 70 · 69 · 70 · 65 | 274 | |
| T9 | Robert Rock | 68 · 64 · 71 · 71 | 274 | |
| T9 | Soren Juul | 69 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 274 |
The golfer
born 1973-08-13, Helsingborg, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1995; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 350 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player profile, week 30 2008); OWGR news: up 171 places to 179th).
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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