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Sunday 29 May 2011European TourYear in Review
Donald wins BMW PGA Championship
Wentworth Club, West Course, Virginia Water, Surrey, England · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 May 2011 · Luke Donald’s win no. 5 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 58 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/10°C · wind 32 km/h WSW, gusts 68 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/9°C · wind 21 km/h WNW, gusts 41 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R315°/8°C · wind 29 km/h WSW, gusts 54 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/13°C · wind 31 km/h SW, gusts 59 · 0.1 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 · 278Led by two after a birdie at the 15th, three-putted the 16th, missed a birdie chance at the 18th, then found the water with his third at the first playoff hole and made seven. Luke Donald win at PGA makes him world number one - BBC Sport
150 started · cut +4, 66 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
BMW PGA Championship
Wentworth Club (West Course), Wentworth Club, West Course, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Luke Donald
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
29 May 2011
Sounds pretty good, doesn't it?
BBC Sport
29 May 2011
To win here with the top three in the world, top six out of seven, all of the Ryder Cuppers, all four major champions, and to beat them in stroke play feels pretty good.
BBC Sport
29 May 2011
I played lovely all day. The reason I finished second was because I didn't take my chances on 17 and 18, not because I lost the play-off.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Donald | 64 · 72 · 72 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
| 2 | Lee Westwood | 72 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 278 | −6 |
| 3 | Simon Dyson | 71 · 68 · 72 · 69 | 280 | −4 |
| T4 | Shane Lowry | 74 · 72 · 69 · 67 | 282 | −2 |
| T4 | Marcus Fraser | 70 · 72 · 73 · 67 | 282 | −2 |
| T4 | Raphael Jacquelin | 72 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 282 | −2 |
| T7 | Colin Montgomerie | 69 · 75 · 71 · 68 | 283 | −1 |
| T7 | Jamie Donaldson | 71 · 71 · 72 · 69 | 283 | −1 |
| T7 | Peter Whiteford | 71 · 69 · 73 · 70 | 283 | −1 |
| T7 | Johan Edfors | 66 · 75 · 71 · 71 | 283 | −1 |
| T7 | David Horsey | 70 · 68 · 74 · 71 | 283 | −1 |
| T7 | Matteo Manassero | 66 · 70 · 72 · 75 | 283 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1977-12-07, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England; ENG; turned pro 2001; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, week 22 2011); BBC 'the second-ranked Donald').
What’s in the bag
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