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Sunday 23 November 2008European TourYear in Review
Wen-tang wins UBS Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong Golf Club, Fanling, Hong Kong · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 November 2008 · Lin Wen-tang’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse US$2,250,000 USD · UBS
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 47 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/14°C · wind 21 km/h NE, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/16°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/19°C · wind 15 km/h ENE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/20°C · wind 9 km/h N, gusts 26 · 0.2 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
- Rory McIlroy NIR · 265Closed with 65 to join the playoff; birdied the first extra hole but drove into the trees on the second and missed his birdie putt after Lin pitched to a foot. Golf: Taiwan's Lin wins Hong Kong Open in playoff (AP, Min Lee) - The Honolulu Advertiser, 23 Nov 2008
- Francesco Molinari ITA · 265Closed with 65 to join the playoff; eliminated on the first extra hole when his 15-foot birdie putt slipped by. Lin Wen-tang beats McIlroy and Molinari in play-off after Wilson's late collapse (Asian Tour press release, final totals) - Scottish Golf View
144 started, 82 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
UBS Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong Golf Club, Hong Kong Golf Club, Fanling, Hong Kong
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lin Wen-tang
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 November 2008
so I went for it. And it was like help from the gods; and at the end, I made it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 November 2008
The best Christmas present will be the prize money for her.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 November 2008
But this is not the first encounter with Langer, because I used to caddie for my dad, and my dad has been paired with Langer before. So I was less excited today.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lin Wen-tang | 65 · 69 · 64 · 67 | 265 | −15 |
| T2 | Francesco Molinari | 66 · 67 · 67 · 65 | 265 | −15 |
| T2 | Rory McIlroy | 70 · 64 · 66 · 65 | 265 | −15 |
| T4 | Chawalit Plaphol | 66 · 66 · 70 · 65 | 267 | −13 |
| T4 | Pablo Larrazabal | 69 · 67 · 64 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| T6 | Richard Sterne | 64 · 69 · 69 · 66 | 268 | −12 |
| T6 | Iain Steel | 68 · 68 · 66 · 66 | 268 | −12 |
| T6 | David Gleeson | 72 · 65 · 65 · 66 | 268 | −12 |
| T6 | Bernhard Langer | 69 · 67 · 63 · 69 | 268 | −12 |
| T6 | Oliver Wilson | 66 · 66 · 65 · 71 | 268 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1974-06-28, Hsinchu City, Taiwan; TPE; turned pro 1996; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 92 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 47, 2008) from OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet