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Sunday 2 November 2008European TourYear in Review
Kjeldsen wins Volvo Masters
Valderrama Golf Club, Sotogrande, Andalusia, Spain · Thursday 30 October to Sunday 2 November 2008 · Soren Kjeldsen’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse €4,250,000 EUR · Volvo · weather: heavy rain disrupted the middle rounds; third round suspended Saturday at 17.25 and completed Sunday morning, final round played the same day (andalucia.com)
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 23 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 38° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/10°C · wind 24 km/h W, gusts 42 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/14°C · wind 33 km/h SW, gusts 59 · 39.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/13°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 35 · 15.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R415°/12°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 36 · 8.6 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
- Martin Kaymer GER · 278Three straight birdies from the 11th briefly tied him for the lead, but Kjeldsen answered with birdies at 11 and 12; closed with 68, two behind. Kjeldsen and Karlsson win at Valderrama (Golf Monthly)
- Anthony Wall ENG · 278Closed with 69 to share second, two behind the wire-to-wire winner. Kjeldsen and Karlsson win at Valderrama (Golf Monthly)
57 started, 56 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo Masters
Valderrama Golf Club, Valderrama Golf Club, Sotogrande, Andalusia, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Soren Kjeldsen
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 November 2008
The year when Tiger won, it was me and my son came up to me and said, "Oh, great, Tiger is out, then you can start winning, Daddy."
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 November 2008
It was pretty special, and I don't think I've ever felt so nervous in my life.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 November 2008
Winning is not easy. There's a lot of good players out here. I mean, apart from Tiger, there's not a lot of people that seem to win a lot.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soren Kjeldsen | 65 · 71 · 69 · 71 | 276 | −8 |
| T2 | Martin Kaymer | 73 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 278 | −6 |
| T2 | Anthony Wall | 69 · 69 · 71 · 69 | 278 | −6 |
| T4 | Sergio Garcia | 68 · 70 · 70 · 72 | 280 | |
| T4 | Lee Westwood | 70 · 68 · 70 · 72 | 280 | |
| 6 | David Lynn | 69 · 73 · 70 · 69 | 281 | |
| 7 | Richard Green | 73 · 70 · 72 · 67 | 282 | |
| T8 | Anders Hansen | 74 · 69 · 69 · 71 | 283 | |
| T8 | Graeme McDowell | 72 · 70 · 74 · 67 | 283 | |
| 10 | Peter Hedblom | 71 · 74 · 72 · 67 | 284 |
The golfer
born 1975-05-17, Aalborg, Denmark; DEN; turned pro 1995; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 86 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 44, 2008) from OWGR player profile; rankFrom 86 on OWGR event page).
What’s in the bag
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