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Sunday 12 October 2008European TourYear in Review
World Match Play Championship cancelled
Wentworth, England · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 October 2008 · Not played: scheduled for 9-12 October 2008 at Wentworth (BBC, 2008 schedule), but cancelled for lack of sponsorship after HSBC withdrew following the 2007 event (Wikipedia); start/end are the scheduled dates. The Madrid Masters was played that week.
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 30 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 30° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous 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
Runners-up and the shots that cost them: not yet researched.
Same week
DP World Tour event
World Match Play Championship
Wentworth, Wentworth, England
0 of 5 researched
Result
Winner not yet researched
Score, margin and runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
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The golfer
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet