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Sunday 23 October 2011European TourYear in Review
García wins Castello Masters Costa Azahar
Club de Campo del Mediterráneo, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 October 2011 · Sergio García’s win no. 9 on the European Tour · purse €2,000,000 EUR · preferred lies (lift, clean and place) in use all week
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 35 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 38° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/14°C · wind 20 km/h NE, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R216°/13°C · wind 13 km/h NE, gusts 25 · 7.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/15°C · wind 13 km/h SSW, gusts 28 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/14°C · wind 11 km/h S, gusts 31 · 2.4 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
- Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño ESP · 268Went out in 29 and closed with 64 but started the day far behind; finished 11 shots back, playing for second to secure his card. Garcia great again - winner by eleven - Scottish Golf View
114 started, 65 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Castello Masters Costa Azahar
Club de Campo del Mediterráneo, Club de Campo del Mediterráneo, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sergio García
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
23 October 2011
That was for Seve
Scottish Golf View
23 October 2011
They were mother's milk for me - obviously they worked.
Scottish Golf View
23 October 2011
I knew that reaching Sergio was going to be complicated and my goal was to be second so I could secure my card for next year. I made it so I’m very happy.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio García | 67 · 63 · 64 · 63 | 257 | −27 |
| 2 | Gonzalo Fdez-Castano | 69 · 66 · 69 · 64 | 268 | −16 |
| T3 | Alex Noren | 69 · 63 · 73 · 64 | 269 | −15 |
| T3 | Richie Ramsay | 72 · 64 · 68 · 65 | 269 | −15 |
| 5 | Thomas Aiken | 68 · 69 · 70 · 63 | 270 | −14 |
| 6 | George Coetzee | 67 · 70 · 69 · 66 | 272 | −12 |
| 7 | Marcel Siem | 68 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 273 | −11 |
| T8 | Romain Wattel | 70 · 69 · 66 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T8 | Marcus Fraser | 70 · 64 · 71 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T8 | Ross McGowan | 64 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1980-01-09, Borriol, Castellón, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1999; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 9; world No. 49 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 43, 2011) from OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet