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Sunday 7 June 2009European TourYear in Review
Huldahl wins the Celtic Manor Wales Open
Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, Wales · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 June 2009 · Jeppe Huldahl’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £1,800,000 GBP · Celtic Manor
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 15 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/10°C · wind 17 km/h E, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R216°/10°C · wind 9 km/h WSW, gusts 28 · 2.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R313°/10°C · wind 22 km/h ESE, gusts 42 · 15.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R414°/8°C · wind 23 km/h ENE, gusts 45 · 22 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
- Niclas Fasth SWE · 276pitched in for eagle at the 11th and birdied 13 and 15 to share the lead, then bogeyed 16 and 17; closed with 66 Huldahl takes shock Welsh victory - BBC Sport
156 started, 75 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
The Celtic Manor Wales Open
Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty Ten Course), Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, Wales
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jeppe Huldahl
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 June 2009
It is, but the money didn't even cross my mind out there. It's such a big thing to win it, it's unbelievable.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 June 2009
Yeah, I guess we'll see here, if Huldahl screws it up, too. Good tournament, but I wasn't playing great.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeppe Huldahl | 69 · 71 · 68 · 67 | 275 | −9 |
| 2 | Niclas Fasth | 71 · 68 · 71 · 66 | 276 | −8 |
| 3 | Ignacio Garrido | 68 · 69 · 71 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
| T4 | Gary Lockerbie | 69 · 70 · 74 · 65 | 278 | −6 |
| T4 | Danny Willett | 73 · 66 · 72 · 67 | 278 | −6 |
| T6 | Oliver Fisher | 72 · 69 · 71 · 67 | 279 | −5 |
| T6 | Richard Green | 68 · 71 · 71 · 69 | 279 | −5 |
| T6 | Jeev Milkha Singh | 69 · 68 · 73 · 69 | 279 | −5 |
| T6 | Simon Dyson | 74 · 65 · 70 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
| T10 | Chris Wood | 72 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Richie Ramsay | 68 · 67 · 76 · 69 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Gregory Bourdy | 70 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Fabrizio Zanotti | 67 · 71 · 72 · 70 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Paul Waring | 71 · 68 · 70 · 71 | 280 | −4 |
The golfer
born in Holstebro, Denmark; DEN; turned pro 2003; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 377 that week (OWGR rankBefore 377 (rankAfter 202) per OWGR player profile events table 2009; BBC and CNN also say ranked 377th).
What’s in the bag
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