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Sunday 28 September 2008European TourYear in Review
Fernandez-Castano wins Quinn Insurance British Masters
The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, England · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 September 2008 · Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano’s win no. 4 on the European Tour · purse £1,800,000 GBP · Quinn Insurance · fog delay on Saturday; third round completed on Sunday morning before the final round
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 24 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 34° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/9°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/9°C · wind 12 km/h ESE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/6°C · wind 10 km/h SSW, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R415°/6°C · wind 13 km/h NW, gusts 27 · 1.2 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
- Lee Westwood ENG · 276Defending champion led into the final round, missed a 20-foot birdie putt to win on the 72nd hole, then chipped poorly and missed a 15-foot par putt on the third playoff hole. Golf: Fernandez-Castano wins British Masters in playoff - The Honolulu Advertiser (AP)
144 started, 72 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Quinn Insurance British Masters
The Belfry, The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via The Honolulu Advertiser
28 September 2008
It was cold but not that cold, but it smelled terrible — like I do right now
BBC Sport
28 September 2008
I think it's probably the best of my four wins. My season was not going very well and I was starting to get worried.
BBC Sport
28 September 2008
I was pleased to be in a play-off as I felt I really hung in there. When 'Gonzo' chipped in at the 12th I think the writing was on the wall.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano | 71 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Lee Westwood | 68 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| 3 | Michael Campbell | 69 · 72 · 65 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| 4 | Mikael Lundberg | 67 · 75 · 68 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Jeev Milkha Singh | 69 · 71 · 69 · 73 | 282 | −6 |
| T5 | Charl Schwartzel | 72 · 72 · 66 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | Louis Oosthuizen | 71 · 71 · 75 · 66 | 283 | |
| T7 | Magnus A Carlsson | 73 · 70 · 68 · 72 | 283 | |
| T7 | Ross Fisher | 71 · 68 · 71 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Michael Jonzon | 70 · 71 · 72 · 71 | 284 | |
| T10 | Pablo Larrazabal | 74 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 284 | |
| T10 | Alejandro Canizares | 71 · 68 · 72 · 73 | 284 |
The golfer
born 1980-10-13, Madrid, Spain; ESP; turned pro 2004; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 159 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player profile, week 39 2008); OWGR news: up 68 places to 91st after the win).
What’s in the bag
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