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Sunday 1 June 2008European TourYear in Review
Strange wins the Celtic Manor Wales Open
Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, Wales · Thursday 29 May to Sunday 1 June 2008 · Scott Strange’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £1,800,000 GBP · Celtic Manor
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 07 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/8°C · wind 13 km/h E, gusts 26 · 10.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/13°C · wind 8 km/h N, gusts 19 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/10°C · wind 7 km/h NNW, gusts 18 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/13°C · wind 8 km/h NE, gusts 17 · 2.8 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
- Robert Karlsson SWE · 266started joint third, made six straight birdies around the turn to cut the gap to two, but Strange answered with birdies at the 11th and 14th; closed 64, four back Strange secures European success - Golf Australia (archive)
156 started, 73 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
The Celtic Manor Wales Open
Celtic Manor Resort, Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, Wales
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Scott Strange
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 June 2008
I've got nothing to prove and everything to gain. So I was out there just playing golf.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 June 2008
Mean the world. Put a smile on a very special person's face.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 June 2008
if you get thinking about 59s and stuff, you usually end up 69.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Strange | 63 · 66 · 69 · 64 | 262 | −22 |
| 2 | Robert Karlsson | 67 · 67 · 68 · 64 | 266 | −18 |
| 3 | Raphael Jacquelin | 66 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T4 | Darren Clarke | 70 · 68 · 67 · 66 | 271 | −13 |
| T4 | Benn Barham | 69 · 64 · 70 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T4 | Nick Dougherty | 67 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T4 | Francesco Molinari | 72 · 66 · 69 · 64 | 271 | −13 |
| T4 | Rafael Echenique | 67 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| 9 | Gonzalo Fdez-Castano | 67 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| T10 | Jeev Milkha Singh | 65 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 273 | −11 |
| T10 | Ross Fisher | 67 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| T10 | Alvaro Velasco | 65 · 68 · 68 · 72 | 273 | −11 |
| T10 | Robert Dinwiddie | 68 · 65 · 70 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| T10 | Ross McGowan | 66 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1977-04-07, Perth, Western Australia; AUS; turned pro 2001; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 164 that week (OWGR rankBefore 164 (rankAfter 81) per OWGR player profile events table 2008; Golf Australia also says 'ranked only 164th in the world').
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet