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Sunday 14 September 2008European TourYear in Review
Karlsson wins Mercedes-Benz Championship
Gut Larchenhof, Pulheim, Germany · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 September 2008 · Robert Karlsson’s win no. 8 on the European Tour · purse €2,000,000 EUR · Mercedes-Benz
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 22 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 41° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/15°C · wind 16 km/h SE, gusts 35 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/13°C · wind 23 km/h WSW, gusts 44 · 14.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/8°C · wind 16 km/h NE, gusts 30 · 3.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/6°C · wind 17 km/h NE, 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
- Francesco Molinari ITA · 277Closed with 70 including four straight back-nine birdies, but missed a short birdie putt at the par-3 16th that would have cut the lead to one and left a birdie try short at the 17th. Golf: Karlsson takes Mercedes for 1st win in 2 years - The Honolulu Advertiser (AP)
78 started, 77 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Mercedes-Benz Championship
Gut Larchenhof, Gut Larchenhof, Pulheim, Germany
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Robert Karlsson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via The Honolulu Advertiser
14 September 2008
It feels very nice to win, great relief to do it. It would be strange to finish without a title.
AP via The Honolulu Advertiser
14 September 2008
He played fantastic, but the 17th definitely gave me a little bit of a cushion
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Karlsson | 67 · 69 · 68 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Francesco Molinari | 71 · 71 · 65 · 70 | 277 | |
| T3 | Miguel A Jimenez | 72 · 73 · 68 · 66 | 279 | |
| T3 | Michael Campbell | 71 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 279 | |
| T3 | Ross Fisher | 68 · 73 · 68 · 70 | 279 | |
| T6 | Jose Manuel Lara | 73 · 69 · 67 · 72 | 281 | |
| T6 | Richard Finch | 66 · 73 · 70 · 72 | 281 | |
| T8 | Soren Hansen | 73 · 67 · 73 · 69 | 282 | |
| T8 | Marcel Siem | 72 · 68 · 72 · 70 | 282 | |
| T8 | Martin Kaymer | 74 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 282 |
The golfer
born 1969-09-03, Katrineholm, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1989; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 0; world No. 22 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player profile, week 37 2008); OWGR news: rose five places to 17th).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet