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Sunday 18 April 2010European TourYear in Review
Yang wins Volvo China Open
Suzhou Jinji Lake International Golf Club, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 April 2010 · Y.E. Yang’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse US$2,500,000 USD · Volvo
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The weather
12 h 45 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
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The ones it got away from
- Rhys Davies WAL · 275Shot 65-67 over the weekend without dropping a shot in his last 43 holes, but finished two behind. Y E Yang wins Volvo China Open by two - Scottish Golf View (AOL golf news service)
- Stephen Dodd WAL · 275The 2004 champion closed with a four-birdie 69 to share second, two behind. Y E Yang wins Volvo China Open by two - Scottish Golf View (AOL golf news service)
156 started, 75 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo China Open
Suzhou Jinji Lake International Golf Club, Suzhou Jinji Lake International Golf Club, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Y.E. Yang
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Y.E. Yang | 68 · 66 · 68 · 71 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Rhys Davies | 73 · 70 · 65 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Stephen Dodd | 69 · 71 · 66 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Johan Edfors | 68 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Mikko Ilonen | 68 · 67 · 68 · 73 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Jamie Donaldson | 66 · 68 · 69 · 73 | 276 | −12 |
| 7 | Oliver Fisher | 73 · 65 · 70 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Graeme McDowell | 70 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Henrik Stenson | 68 · 73 · 68 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Nicolas Colsaerts | 69 · 72 · 68 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Thongchai Jaidee | 64 · 70 · 75 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Ross McGowan | 71 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Alex Noren | 71 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Do-Hoon Kim | 64 · 69 · 73 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Pablo Larrazábal | 66 · 69 · 70 · 73 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1972-01-15, Seogwipo, Jeju-do, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1996; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 1; world No. 26 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 16, 2010) from OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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