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Sunday 4 December 2011European TourYear in Review
McIlroy wins UBS Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong Golf Club, Fanling, New Territories, Hong Kong · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 December 2011 · Rory McIlroy’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse US$2,750,000 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 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/12°C · wind 26 km/h NNE, gusts 52 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/11°C · wind 24 km/h N, gusts 47 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/9°C · wind 19 km/h NNE, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/13°C · wind 15 km/h NE, gusts 37 · 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
- Grégory Havret FRA · 270Closed with a 65 and holed a long downhill putt at the last, but McIlroy holed out from the greenside bunker on the 18th to win by two. UBS Hong Kong Open, December 4, 2011: Gregory Havret - ASAP Sports
138 started, 66 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
UBS Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong Golf Club, Hong Kong Golf Club, Fanling, New Territories, Hong Kong
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rory McIlroy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 December 2011
You know, when the ball went in the hole, I think that's the most excited I've maybe ever been on a golf course.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 December 2011
I felt like it owed me something after the playoff in 2008.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 December 2011
It's probably one of the toughest holes to finish on The European Tour, if not the toughest.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 64 · 69 · 70 · 65 | 268 | −12 |
| 2 | Grégory Havret | 70 · 69 · 66 · 65 | 270 | −10 |
| 3 | Peter Hanson | 68 · 68 · 65 · 70 | 271 | −9 |
| T4 | Richie Ramsay | 68 · 66 · 72 · 66 | 272 | −8 |
| T4 | Pariya Junhasavasdikul | 70 · 65 · 67 · 70 | 272 | −8 |
| T4 | Ian Poulter | 71 · 68 · 67 · 66 | 272 | −8 |
| T7 | Y.E. Yang | 68 · 69 · 65 · 71 | 273 | −7 |
| T7 | Alvaro Quiros | 64 · 69 · 67 · 73 | 273 | −7 |
| T7 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 68 · 69 · 70 · 66 | 273 | −7 |
| 10 | Juvic Pagunsan | 68 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 274 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1989-05-04, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2007; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 1; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 49, 2011) from OWGR player profile; OWGR event page rankFrom 2).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet