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Sunday 26 April 2009European TourYear in Review
Jaidee wins Ballantine's Championship
Pinx Golf Club, Jeju Island, South Korea (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 April 2009 · Thongchai Jaidee’s win no. 4 on the European Tour · purse €2,100,000 EUR · Ballantine's
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 20 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 67° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent 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
- Sung Kang KOR · 284Led by one on the 72nd hole but three-putted the last to fall into a playoff, then missed his birdie putt at the first extra hole. Thongchai Jaidee wins Ballantine's Championship - Golf Monthly
- Gonzalo Fdez-Castano ESP · 284His birdie putt on the 72nd hole came up short; in the playoff his approach ran onto the fringe. His third runner-up finish in about four weeks. Thongchai Jaidee wins Ballantine's Championship - Golf Monthly
156 started, 74 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Ballantine's Championship
Pinx Golf Club, Pinx Golf Club, Jeju Island, South Korea
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Thongchai Jaidee
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 April 2009
I think this win, the prize money is bigger than our win last time, bigger prize money.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 April 2009
I try, and I think my heart is quiet even when everything is angry.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 April 2009
Thongchai and Kang hit two great shots and I told my caddie, this is a bit of Russian roulette,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thongchai Jaidee | 66 · 71 · 77 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T2 | Sung Kang | 69 · 71 · 76 · 68 | 284 | −4 |
| T2 | Gonzalo Fdez-Castano | 65 · 74 · 76 · 69 | 284 | −4 |
| T4 | Seve Benson | 69 · 70 · 78 · 69 | 286 | −2 |
| T4 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 68 · 72 · 76 · 70 | 286 | −2 |
| T4 | Ernie Els | 68 · 74 · 73 · 71 | 286 | −2 |
| T4 | Robert-Jan Derksen | 66 · 69 · 75 · 76 | 286 | −2 |
| T8 | Peter Lawrie | 70 · 75 · 76 · 66 | 287 | −1 |
| T8 | Danny Willett | 69 · 76 · 73 · 69 | 287 | −1 |
| T8 | Mardan Mamat | 69 · 70 · 77 · 71 | 287 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1969-11-08, Lopburi, Thailand; THA; turned pro 1999; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 73 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, week 17 2009)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet