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Sunday 31 August 2008European TourYear in Review
Havret wins Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles
Gleneagles Hotel, Gleneagles, Scotland · Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 August 2008 · Gregory Havret’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse £1,400,000 GBP · Johnnie Walker
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 34 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 41° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/14°C · wind 23 km/h WSW, gusts 51 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/13°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 28 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/16°C · wind 12 km/h S, gusts 27 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/12°C · wind 10 km/h SSW, gusts 27 · 8.3 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
- Graeme Storm ENG · 279Birdied the 72nd hole to finish one behind; Havret, who led after every round, got up and down from the bunker at 18 for par to win. Golf: Wilson clinches spot at Ryder Cup; Havret wins - The Honolulu Advertiser (AP)
156 started, 69 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles
Gleneagles Hotel, Gleneagles Hotel, Gleneagles, Scotland
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Gregory Havret
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gregory Havret | 68 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 278 | −14 |
| 2 | Graeme Storm | 74 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 279 | |
| T3 | David Howell | 75 · 67 · 68 · 71 | 281 | |
| T3 | Peter Hanson | 74 · 72 · 66 · 69 | 281 | |
| T5 | Justin Rose | 73 · 71 · 67 · 71 | 282 | |
| T5 | Marcel Siem | 74 · 70 · 66 · 72 | 282 | |
| T7 | Anthony Wall | 71 · 73 · 65 · 75 | 284 | |
| T7 | Bradley Dredge | 71 · 70 · 70 · 73 | 284 | |
| T7 | Nick Dougherty | 73 · 72 · 69 · 70 | 284 | |
| T10 | Lee Westwood | 72 · 72 · 66 · 75 | 285 | |
| T10 | Michael Campbell | 73 · 69 · 71 · 72 | 285 | |
| T10 | Stephen Gallacher | 75 · 72 · 65 · 73 | 285 | |
| T10 | Mark Foster | 73 · 75 · 70 · 67 | 285 | |
| T10 | Soren Hansen | 71 · 71 · 68 · 75 | 285 | |
| T10 | Rafael Echenique | 76 · 68 · 70 · 71 | 285 | |
| T10 | Oliver Wilson | 76 · 72 · 68 · 69 | 285 | |
| T10 | Ross Fisher | 72 · 74 · 73 · 66 | 285 |
The golfer
born 1976-11-25, La Rochelle, France; FRA; turned pro 1999; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 144 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player profile, week 35 2008); OWGR news: up 59 places to 85th).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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