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Sunday 6 July 2008European TourYear in Review
Fisher wins the European Open
The London Golf Club, Ash, Kent, England · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 July 2008 · Ross Fisher’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse £2,400,000 GBP
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 11 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/10°C · wind 21 km/h SW, gusts 46 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/9°C · wind 20 km/h SSE, gusts 36 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/14°C · wind 26 km/h S, gusts 55 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/13°C · wind 33 km/h SSW, gusts 76 · 2.4 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
- Sergio Garcia ESP · 275started the final round nine behind; closed with a 66, the best round of a day of wind and rain, but still finished seven back Golf: Fisher wins European Open by 7 strokes (AP) - The Honolulu Advertiser
156 started, 69 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
The European Open
The London Golf Club (Heritage Course), The London Golf Club, Ash, Kent, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ross Fisher
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 July 2008
After turning up Wednesday and not playing a practise round to shooting four rounds under 70, just a phenomenal week.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 July 2008
obviously to see it hit the flag and disappear and end the tournament like that, that's just what dreams are made of.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 July 2008
now I know what Tiger feels 98 per cent of the times when he gets on the greens, so it's a great feeling.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ross Fisher | 63 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 268 | −20 |
| 2 | Sergio Garcia | 71 · 64 · 74 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| 3 | Graeme McDowell | 65 · 67 · 71 · 73 | 276 | −12 |
| 4 | David Frost | 65 · 72 · 69 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| 5 | Soren Hansen | 69 · 67 · 72 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Robert Karlsson | 74 · 66 · 73 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Peter Hanson | 68 · 71 · 71 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Stephen Gallacher | 70 · 68 · 71 · 74 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Markus Brier | 71 · 71 · 71 · 70 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Jeev Milkha Singh | 68 · 72 · 69 · 75 | 284 | −4 |
| T10 | Jamie Donaldson | 73 · 70 · 73 · 68 | 284 | −4 |
| T10 | Sion E Bebb | 74 · 67 · 71 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
| T10 | Rory McIlroy | 67 · 71 · 72 · 74 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1980-11-22, Ascot, Berkshire, England; ENG; turned pro 2004; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 104 that week (OWGR rankBefore 104 (rankAfter 57) per OWGR player profile events table 2008).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet