Golf Network News
Sunday 28 October 2012European TourYear in Review
Hanson wins BMW Masters
Lake Malaren Golf Club, Luodian, Shanghai, China · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 October 2012 · Peter Hanson’s win no. 6 on the European Tour · purse US$7,000,000 USD · 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
10 h 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/18°C · wind 8 km/h SE, gusts 18 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/20°C · wind 19 km/h SE, gusts 35 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/17°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 32 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/15°C · wind 14 km/h NNE, gusts 28 · 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
- Rory McIlroy NIR · 268Fell four behind after five holes with a string of missed short putts, then rallied with an eagle at 15 and a birdie at 16 but missed his birdie putt at the last. Peter Hanson holds off Rory McIlroy - ESPN (Associated Press)
78 started, 78 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
BMW Masters
Lake Malaren Golf Club (Masters Course), Lake Malaren Golf Club, Luodian, Shanghai, China
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Peter Hanson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 October 2012
Playing against Rory, now being world No. 1, it's a very special treat.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 October 2012
Yeah, it's not something you want really. When I saw his eyes after he made eagle on the 15th hole, it was kind of a weird one because I was feeling pretty comfortable.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 October 2012
Yeah, definitely. That's what I wanted to do. I wanted to try to make him work for it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Hanson | 66 · 64 · 70 · 67 | 267 | −21 |
| 2 | Rory McIlroy | 67 · 65 · 69 · 67 | 268 | −20 |
| 3 | Luke Donald | 70 · 67 · 68 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| 4 | Ian Poulter | 70 · 69 · 68 · 65 | 272 | −16 |
| 5 | Shane Lowry | 72 · 64 · 69 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Louis Oosthuizen | 68 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Alex Noren | 68 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | George Coetzee | 69 · 68 · 66 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Justin Rose | 68 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Paul Casey | 70 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1977-10-04, Svedala, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1998; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 6; world No. 25 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 43, 2012) from OWGR player profile; OWGR event page rankFrom 25).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet