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Sunday 18 November 2007European TourYear in Review
Jiménez wins UBS Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong Golf Club, New Territories, Hong Kong · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 November 2007 · Miguel Ángel Jiménez’s win no. 14 on the European Tour · purse US$2,250,000 USD · UBS
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/19°C · wind 13 km/h E, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/19°C · wind 13 km/h E, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/21°C · wind 16 km/h E, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/19°C · wind 19 km/h NNE, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- K.J. Choi KOR · 266Would have joined a playoff but chipped into a bunker and made five at the last; tied second, one behind. Jiménez wins Hong Kong Open - Golf Monthly
- Robert Karlsson SWE · 266Led through the weekend; tied with Jiménez on the 18th tee, left his approach short, duffed a chip and missed a bogey putt that would have forced a playoff after Jiménez three-putted. Jiménez wins Hong Kong Open - Golf Monthly
- Thongchai Jaidee THA · 266Closed with a 65, the best final round among the leaders, to share second one behind. Result - UBS Hong Kong Open 2007 (US$ prize money) - Asian Tour official results
144 started, 73 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
UBS Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong Golf Club, Hong Kong Golf Club, New Territories, Hong Kong
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Monthly
18 November 2007
I feel sorry for Robert, I don't like to see him finish this way,
Golf Monthly
18 November 2007
I'm going to have a cigar, some nice food, maybe a few whiskies and we'll see what happens.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 65 · 67 · 66 · 67 | 265 | −15 |
| T2 | Thongchai Jaidee | 66 · 67 · 68 · 65 | 266 | −14 |
| T2 | K.J. Choi | 62 · 72 · 65 · 67 | 266 | −14 |
| T2 | Robert Karlsson | 64 · 64 · 66 · 72 | 266 | −14 |
| 5 | Peter Hanson | 68 · 66 · 65 · 68 | 267 | −13 |
| 6 | Graeme McDowell | 67 · 66 · 68 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| T7 | Trevor Immelman | 71 · 62 · 70 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T7 | Jarmo Sandelin | 69 · 64 · 68 · 69 | 270 | −10 |
| T7 | Gary Simpson | 69 · 67 · 65 · 69 | 270 | −10 |
| T7 | Daniel Chopra | 66 · 68 · 66 · 70 | 270 | −10 |
| T7 | Marcus Fraser | 67 · 68 · 64 · 71 | 270 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1964-01-05, Málaga, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1982; age 43 that week; tour wins to date: 14; majors to date: 0; world No. 60 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 46, 2007) from OWGR player profile events table; age computed from Wikipedia birth date and event end date).
What’s in the bag
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