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Sunday 22 February 2009European TourYear in Review
Lee wins Johnnie Walker Classic
The Vines Resort and Country Club, Perth, Western Australia, Australia · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 February 2009 · Danny Lee’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £1,250,000 GBP · Johnnie Walker
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 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R133°/17°C · wind 23 km/h ESE, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R236°/20°C · wind 24 km/h E, gusts 49 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R339°/24°C · wind 22 km/h ENE, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R433°/22°C · wind 26 km/h S, gusts 45 · 0.5 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 McGowan ENG · 272Overnight co-leader went two clear after an eagle at the 9th, then bogeyed 14 and 16 and missed a 25-foot eagle putt at 18 that would have forced a playoff. Amateur Danny Lee (18) birdies last two holes for historic victory - Scottish Golf View (Asian Tour press release)
- Hiroyuki Fujita JPN · 272Recovered from an opening bogey to post the clubhouse mark of 16 under with two closing birdies for a 67; Lee birdied the last two to beat it. Amateur Danny Lee (18) birdies last two holes for historic victory - Scottish Golf View (Asian Tour press release)
- Felipe Aguilar CHI · 272Four rounds of 68 left him one behind. Amateur Danny Lee (18) birdies last two holes for historic victory - Scottish Golf View (Asian Tour press release)
156 started, 70 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Johnnie Walker Classic
The Vines Resort and Country Club, The Vines Resort and Country Club, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Danny Lee
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Scottish Golf View (Asian Tour press release)
22 February 2009
It feels like I'm in a dream and I hope nobody wakes me up.
Scottish Golf View (Asian Tour press release)
22 February 2009
I was 15-under and the leader was at 16, so I was thinking, this is the putt if you want to win the tournament. I was really focused on the putt and I made it,
Scottish Golf View (Asian Tour press release)
22 February 2009
On 18, it was another misread. The greens are very quick and it was tough to get the perfect line all the time,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Lee | 67 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Hiroyuki Fujita | 67 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Felipe Aguilar | 68 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Ross McGowan | 70 · 67 · 65 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T5 | Raphael Jacquelin | 70 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | John Bickerton | 66 · 70 · 66 · 71 | 273 | −15 |
| T7 | Lee Westwood | 66 · 73 · 68 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Adam Blyth | 68 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Michael Sim | 69 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | Paul Casey | 71 · 68 · 70 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Markus Brier | 70 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Taichiro Kiyota | 68 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Ignacio Garrido | 67 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1990-07-24, Incheon, South Korea; NZL; turned pro 2009; age 18 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 562 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 8, 2009) from OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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