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Sunday 7 November 2010PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Molinari wins WGC-HSBC Champions
Sheshan Golf Club, Shanghai, China · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 November 2010 · purse $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 34 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 42° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/7°C · wind 9 km/h E, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/9°C · wind 13 km/h E, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/11°C · wind 12 km/h SE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/12°C · wind 13 km/h SW, gusts 27 · 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
- Lee Westwood ENG · 270Trailed by one all of the final round; Molinari birdied the short par-4 16th for a two-shot lead and Westwood's eagle putt on the par-5 18th, which needed to drop to force a playoff, missed Francesco Molinari holds his nerve to see off Lee Westwood in China (The Guardian, 2010-11-07)
78 started, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
WGC-HSBC Champions
Sheshan Golf Club, Sheshan Golf Club, Shanghai, China
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Francesco Molinari
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 November 2010
But a lot of people told me, "If you have to wait this among long, it's going to be a for a special one," and in the end, probably they were right.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 November 2010
I'm obviously amazed the way I played, and you know, to have the No. 1 player in the world trailing you by one shot, it's not easy.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 November 2010
I mean, 18-under par and nine shots clear of third is never too bad.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francesco Molinari | 65 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Lee Westwood | 66 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 270 | −18 |
| T3 | Richie Ramsay | 69 · 68 · 71 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T3 | Luke Donald | 68 · 70 · 68 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| 5 | Rory McIlroy | 71 · 71 · 71 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Retief Goosen | 70 · 74 · 69 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Tiger Woods | 68 · 72 · 73 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Richard Green | 72 · 68 · 73 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Peter Hanson | 73 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Paul Casey | 73 · 71 · 67 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Fredrik Andersson Hed | 69 · 71 · 71 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Ernie Els | 72 · 65 · 71 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1982-11-08, Turin, Italy; ITA; turned pro 2004; age 27 that week; world No. 30 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (also rankFrom on the OWGR event page)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet