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Sunday 24 May 2009European TourYear in Review
Casey wins BMW PGA Championship
Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 May 2009 · Paul Casey’s win no. 10 on the European Tour · purse €4,500,000 EUR · BMW
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/8°C · wind 18 km/h WSW, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/7°C · wind 18 km/h WSW, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/8°C · wind 14 km/h S, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/9°C · wind 12 km/h NE, gusts 23 · 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
- Ross Fisher ENG · 272Began the day five behind and closed with a best-of-the-week 64, but his 15-foot birdie putt at the 18th stayed high; Casey birdied three of the last four holes. Casey triumphs at Wentworth - The National
150 started · cut +2, 78 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
BMW PGA Championship
Wentworth Club (West Course), Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Paul Casey
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 May 2009
It's quite strange actually thinking I used to stand there listening to the sound of a golf ball go off the golf club and whistle past your head, and now I'm standing on the other side of the ropes.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 May 2009
My parents couldn't afford certainly to be a member of a club in this area. And four of us every year were given free membership and coaching to Foxhills.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 May 2009
hit a great rescue and probably the best cut 3-wood of my life, you see out there, probably 15 feet and probably hit the best putt I've hit all day, and just stayed high.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Casey | 69 · 67 · 67 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Ross Fisher | 68 · 73 · 67 · 64 | 272 | −16 |
| 3 | Søren Kjeldsen | 69 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| 4 | Stephen Dodd | 71 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| 5 | Rory McIlroy | 72 · 70 · 65 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Ben Curtis | 69 · 70 · 73 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Anthony Wall | 67 · 71 · 72 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Charl Schwartzel | 68 · 72 · 68 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| 9 | Thomas Levet | 70 · 71 · 68 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| 10 | Thomas Aiken | 72 · 67 · 74 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1977-07-21, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England; ENG; turned pro 2000; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 10; majors to date: 0; world No. 7 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, week 21 2009); The National 'seventh entering the tournament').
What’s in the bag
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