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Sunday 23 May 2010European TourYear in Review
Khan wins BMW PGA Championship
Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 May 2010 · Simon Khan’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse €4,500,000 EUR · BMW
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/11°C · wind 7 km/h NW, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/12°C · wind 11 km/h NE, gusts 28 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/10°C · wind 13 km/h ENE, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/9°C · wind 9 km/h SE, gusts 18 · 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
- Fredrik Andersson Hed SWE · 279Came from a share of 13th with a 67, holing a 12-foot birdie putt at the last to post five under, but Khan birdied the 72nd two groups later. Simon Khan claims remarkable PGA Championship victory at Wentworth - The Guardian
- Luke Donald ENG · 279Tied for the lead, duck-hooked his drive into the bushes at the 17th for a double-bogey seven, then needed an eagle at the 18th and made birdie. World No471 Simon Khan steals in to win BMW Championship - The Guardian
150 started, 78 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
BMW PGA Championship
Wentworth Club (West Course), Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Simon Khan
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Guardian
23 May 2010
It is a huge surprise to be standing here, to see these names and to think of what a great tournament this is. Today was quite surreal.
BBC Sport
23 May 2010
It's what I've always dreamed of doing
The Guardian
23 May 2010
There are a lot of positives. It will be disappointing for a few days but I have a baby daughter to see. There is more to life than golf,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Khan | 72 · 69 · 71 · 66 | 278 | −6 |
| T2 | Fredrik Andersson Hed | 68 · 70 · 74 · 67 | 279 | −5 |
| T2 | Luke Donald | 68 · 68 · 72 · 71 | 279 | −5 |
| 4 | Stephen Gallacher | 69 · 72 · 69 · 70 | 280 | −4 |
| 5 | Danny Willett | 65 · 72 · 70 · 74 | 281 | −3 |
| T6 | Paul Lawrie | 71 · 69 · 71 · 71 | 282 | −2 |
| T6 | Padraig Harrington | 71 · 67 · 72 · 72 | 282 | −2 |
| T6 | James Kingston | 68 · 69 · 73 · 72 | 282 | −2 |
| T6 | Chris Wood | 70 · 68 · 67 · 77 | 282 | −2 |
| T10 | Lee Westwood | 70 · 74 · 73 · 66 | 283 | −1 |
| T10 | Justin Rose | 74 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 283 | −1 |
| T10 | Ross Fisher | 67 · 70 · 76 · 70 | 283 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1972-06-16, Chingford, England; ENG; turned pro 1991; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 471 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, week 21 2010); BBC and Guardian 'ranked 471').
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