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Sunday 21 November 2010European TourYear in Review
Poulter wins UBS Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong Golf Club, Fanling, New Territories, Hong Kong · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 November 2010 · Ian Poulter’s win no. 10 on the European Tour · purse US$2,500,000 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 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/19°C · wind 11 km/h NNE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/19°C · wind 14 km/h NNE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/18°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/19°C · wind 11 km/h ESE, gusts 29 · 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
- Simon Dyson ENG · 259
- Matteo Manassero ITA · 259Closed with an eight-under 62 from six behind the overnight leader; finished one short. Ian Poulter wins Hong Kong open by one stroke - BBC Sport
144 started, 66 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
UBS Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong Golf Club (Fanling), Hong Kong Golf Club, Fanling, New Territories, Hong Kong
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ian Poulter
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
21 November 2010
I'm not playing the game saying, 'I'm going to get to number one'. I tried that once before and it didn't work.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Poulter | 67 · 60 · 64 · 67 | 258 | −22 |
| T2 | Matteo Manassero | 67 · 63 · 67 · 62 | 259 | −21 |
| T2 | Simon Dyson | 64 · 65 · 65 · 65 | 259 | −21 |
| 4 | Anthony Kang | 67 · 61 · 67 · 65 | 260 | −20 |
| 5 | Graeme McDowell | 65 · 65 · 63 · 68 | 261 | −19 |
| 6 | Rory McIlroy | 63 · 66 · 66 · 67 | 262 | −18 |
| T7 | Gareth Maybin | 67 · 67 · 68 · 61 | 263 | −17 |
| T7 | Jamie Donaldson | 66 · 66 · 65 · 66 | 263 | −17 |
| T7 | Jeev Milkha Singh | 63 · 67 · 66 · 67 | 263 | −17 |
| 10 | Marcus Fraser | 68 · 63 · 67 · 66 | 264 | −16 |
The golfer
born 1976-01-10, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1995; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 10; majors to date: 0; world No. 14 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 47, 2010) from OWGR player profile; BBC: win lifted him three places to 11th).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet