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Sunday 20 April 2008European TourYear in Review
McGrane wins Volvo China Open
Beijing CBD International Golf Club, Beijing, China (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 April 2008 · Damien McGrane’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse US$2,200,000 USD · Volvo
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Simon Griffiths ENG · 287Closed with 74 in heavy rain to share second, nine shots behind. Golf: Ireland's McGrane wins his first European title - The Honolulu Advertiser (AP)
- Oliver Wilson ENG · 287Closed with 79 in heavy rain to share second, nine shots behind. Golf: Ireland's McGrane wins his first European title - The Honolulu Advertiser (AP)
- Mike Lorenzo-Vera FRA · 287Closed with 79 in heavy rain to share second, nine shots behind. Golf: Ireland's McGrane wins his first European title - The Honolulu Advertiser (AP)
156 started, 69 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo China Open
Beijing CBD International Golf Club, Beijing CBD International Golf Club, Beijing, China
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Damien McGrane
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (via The Honolulu Advertiser)
20 April 2008
I have been thinking about winning one tournament for so long, and this week everything went my way. I had good fortune, loved the course, and the bad weather didn't put me off my game today.
Associated Press (via The Honolulu Advertiser)
20 April 2008
I have won once, so the world is my oyster now and hopefully I can go on and win more events,
Irish Golf Desk (Brian Keogh)
20 April 2008
I knew I would have to do it the hard way and the long way. There were no short cuts for me in golf. But I have done it now.
Irish Golf Desk (Brian Keogh)
20 April 2008
I can’t tell you how good Damien’s performance is. His short game was fantastic. It was war out there on the golf course - and he won.
Irish Golf Desk (Brian Keogh)
20 April 2008
Damien was totally untouchable today. We had to shoot four under to win. He is Irish, what more can I say. He knows how to play and he is a great fighter.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damien McGrane | 68 · 69 · 68 · 73 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | Simon Griffiths | 68 · 72 · 73 · 74 | 287 | −1 |
| T2 | Oliver Wilson | 72 · 66 · 70 · 79 | 287 | −1 |
| T2 | Mike Lorenzo-Vera | 67 · 69 · 72 · 79 | 287 | −1 |
| T5 | Mark Brown | 71 · 71 · 69 · 77 | 288 | E |
| T5 | Markus Brier | 71 · 69 · 72 · 76 | 288 | E |
| T5 | Graeme McDowell | 73 · 72 · 68 · 75 | 288 | E |
| T8 | Liang Wenchong | 73 · 68 · 73 · 75 | 289 | +1 |
| T8 | Jason Knutzon | 68 · 72 · 72 · 77 | 289 | +1 |
| T8 | Peter Whiteford | 73 · 72 · 71 · 73 | 289 | +1 |
| T8 | Seungyul Noh | 71 · 71 · 74 · 73 | 289 | +1 |
The golfer
born 1971-04-13, Kells, County Meath, Ireland; IRL; turned pro 1991; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 221 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, week 16 2008)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet