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Sunday 25 November 2007European TourYear in Review
Baddeley wins MasterCard Masters
Huntingdale Golf Club, Melbourne, Australia · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 November 2007 · Aaron Baddeley’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse A$1,500,000 AUD · MasterCard
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 21 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/11°C · wind 18 km/h S, gusts 40 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/12°C · wind 17 km/h SSW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/12°C · wind 15 km/h S, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/13°C · wind 17 km/h S, gusts 36 · 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
- Daniel Chopra SWE · 275Eagle-birdie at 15 and 16 put him clear, but a bogey (with Baddeley birdieing the 17th) forced a playoff; missed a five-foot par putt on the fourth extra hole. Baddeley triumphs in the MasterCard Masters - Golf Monthly
156 started, 68 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
MasterCard Masters
Huntingdale Golf Club, Huntingdale Golf Club, Melbourne, Australia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Aaron Baddeley
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Monthly
25 November 2007
In the play-off I felt like I was swinging the club really well, hitting the same shots and I felt that I'd wear him down,
Golf Monthly
25 November 2007
It's fantastic to win at home.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Baddeley | 70 · 66 · 69 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Daniel Chopra | 69 · 70 · 65 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| 3 | Stuart Appleby | 69 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| 4 | Peter O'Malley | 72 · 72 · 67 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Peter Lonard | 70 · 71 · 68 · 70 | 279 | |
| T5 | Rod Pampling | 69 · 71 · 67 · 72 | 279 | |
| T5 | David Horsey | 77 · 65 · 72 · 65 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Steven Jeffress | 73 · 72 · 69 · 66 | 280 | |
| T8 | Kurt Barnes | 69 · 71 · 65 · 75 | 280 | |
| T10 | Robert Allenby | 67 · 68 · 73 · 73 | 281 | |
| T10 | Anthony Summers | 71 · 72 · 67 · 71 | 281 | |
| T10 | Richard Finch | 70 · 71 · 67 · 73 | 281 | |
| T10 | Marcus Fraser | 72 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 281 | |
| T10 | Andrew Tampion | 70 · 74 · 68 · 69 | 281 |
The golfer
born 1981-03-17, Lebanon, New Hampshire, U.S.; AUS; turned pro 2000; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 18 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 47, 2007) from OWGR player profile events table; age computed from Wikipedia birth date and event end date).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet