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Sunday 8 November 2009European TourYear in Review
Mickelson wins WGC-HSBC Champions
Sheshan Golf Club, Shanghai, China · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 November 2009 · purse US$7,000,000 USD · HSBC
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 33 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 42° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/14°C · wind 10 km/h S, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/16°C · wind 14 km/h SSE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/20°C · wind 16 km/h SSE, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/20°C · wind 11 km/h SE, gusts 26 · 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
- Ernie Els RSA · 272
78 started, 77 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
WGC-HSBC Champions
Sheshan Golf Club, Sheshan Golf Club, Shanghai, China
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Phil Mickelson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 November 2009
Instead of using the 64-degree wedge, I used a 60-degree wedge trying to get a little more balance, because I was concerned about going underneath it, and sure enough, I did.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 November 2009
It was not an easy putt. It broke quite a bit and I had to feed it in from the side, and it was the best putt I made all week.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 November 2009
But because of the downhill, I kind of stood back on my swing, and I hit the ground first, basically duffed it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | 69 · 66 · 67 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Ernie Els | 70 · 71 · 68 · 63 | 272 | −16 |
| 3 | Ryan Moore | 66 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| 4 | Rory McIlroy | 73 · 68 · 70 · 63 | 274 | −14 |
| 5 | Nick Watney | 64 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Martin Kaymer | 66 · 74 · 69 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Tiger Woods | 67 · 67 · 70 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
| T8 | Alvaro Quiros | 69 · 66 · 76 · 66 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Lee Westwood | 70 · 71 · 65 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Daisuke Maruyama | 72 · 69 · 74 · 63 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Francesco Molinari | 73 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Retief Goosen | 71 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Anthony Kim | 67 · 69 · 72 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Geoff Ogilvy | 72 · 74 · 65 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Søren Kjeldsen | 69 · 72 · 71 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Pat Perez | 68 · 69 · 75 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1970-06-16, San Diego, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1992; age 39 that week; majors to date: 3; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 45, 2009) from OWGR player profile; rankFrom 2 on OWGR event page).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet