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Sunday 30 November 2008European TourYear in Review
Pampling wins Sportsbet Australian Masters
Huntingdale Golf Club, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 November 2008 · Rod Pampling’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse A$1,500,000 AUD · Sportsbet
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 28 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/15°C · wind 26 km/h NNW, gusts 64 · 5.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/13°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 34 · 3.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/12°C · wind 20 km/h SW, gusts 49 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/9°C · wind 23 km/h WNW, gusts 47 · 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
- Marcus Fraser AUS · 276Closed with a 65 (out in 30) to post 12 under and waited about 45 minutes; lost on the third playoff hole when he missed a par putt of about 7 feet after his long putt ran past. Pampling wins Australian Masters in playoff (AP) - HeraldNet (The Daily Herald, Everett)
156 started, 70 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
Sportsbet Australian Masters
Huntingdale Golf Club, Huntingdale Golf Club, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rod Pampling
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ABC News (from Channel Seven interview)
30 November 2008
It's a great relief... a lot of hard work's gone into it. Trust me there was some knee-knocking there.
Associated Press (via HeraldNet)
30 November 2008
They're never fun to be in. You work so hard for 72 holes then you still have to go again,
Golf Australia
1 December 2008
The last two days is the best golf I've played by a country mile – I feel like I'm back to the way I should be playing,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rod Pampling | 71 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Marcus Fraser | 73 · 67 · 71 · 65 | 276 | −12 |
| 3 | Robert Allenby | 73 · 66 · 67 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Tim Clark | 67 · 70 · 76 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Nathan Green | 72 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Alexander Noren | 73 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| 7 | David McKenzie | 72 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Martin Erlandsson | 74 · 71 · 70 · 67 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Anthony Summers | 70 · 68 · 71 · 73 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Marc Leishman | 71 · 70 · 74 · 67 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1969-09-23, Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1994; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 71 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 48, 2008) from OWGR player profile events table; age 39 stated by Golf Australia).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet