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Sunday 30 November 2008European TourYear in Review
Sweden wins Omega Mission Hills World Cup
Mission Hills Golf Club, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 November 2008 · Omega · 54th World Cup (Wikipedia); 72 holes stroke play, 28 two-man national teams; rounds 1 and 3 four-ball (best ball), rounds 2 and 4 foursomes (alternate shot); no cut (Wikipedia)
Headline from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 20 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 40° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
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The ones it got away from
- Spain (Miguel Ángel Jiménez and Pablo Larrazábal) ESP · 264Led into the final round with Australia, four ahead of Sweden, but closed with a two-under 70 (one bogey, three birdies) to finish three behind (The Independent; BBC) Karlsson leads Sweden to Cup joy (The Independent, Gary Rose, 1 Dec 2008)
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Team cup
Omega Mission Hills World Cup
Mission Hills Golf Club (Olazábal Course), Mission Hills Golf Club, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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Winner
Sweden (Robert Karlsson and Henrik Stenson)
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
30 November 2008
Put us in a lit bit of a tough position today being four shots behind two very strong teams, but we knew that if we could go out and play well today, we would have a chance.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
30 November 2008
I had a great week together with Robert. I think you can't help but bond together with your partner and we grew a little bit closer this week which was great. I've got a new older brother now.
BBC Sport
30 November 2008
We should have had a chance to win this golf tournament. That's what we come here for,
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The golfer
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What’s in the bag
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