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Sunday 18 November 2012European TourYear in Review
Jiménez wins UBS Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong Golf Club, Fanling, New Territories, Hong Kong · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 November 2012 · Miguel Angel Jiménez’s win no. 19 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 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/22°C · wind 21 km/h E, gusts 49 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/22°C · wind 24 km/h E, gusts 50 · 1.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/18°C · wind 25 km/h NNE, gusts 48 · 9.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/18°C · wind 13 km/h NE, 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
- Fredrik Andersson Hed SWE · 266Closed with a bogey-free 64 but could not make birdie on either of the last two holes; Jiménez parred the 18th to win by one. UBS Hong Kong Open, November 18, 2012: Fredrik Andersson Hed - ASAP Sports
144 started, 73 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
Miguel Angel Jiménez
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 November 2012
Well, this is maybe the olive oil in my joints, and the nice Rioja wine and those things keep yourself fit and flexible, no?
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 November 2012
Winning now, as you say, the oldest winner on the Tour, 48, my goodness, 24 years I've been on the Tour, I've been around; next year will be the 25th.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 November 2012
I don't think I've ever played better than I did today under pressure.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | 65 · 67 · 68 · 65 | 265 | −15 |
| 2 | Fredrik Andersson Hed | 66 · 66 · 70 · 64 | 266 | −14 |
| 3 | Marcus Fraser | 67 · 69 · 68 · 64 | 268 | −12 |
| T4 | Stephen Gallacher | 68 · 68 · 68 · 65 | 269 | −11 |
| T4 | Peter Lawrie | 68 · 68 · 67 · 66 | 269 | −11 |
| T4 | Matteo Manassero | 67 · 70 · 64 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| 7 | Matt Kuchar | 69 · 69 · 66 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
| T8 | Pablo Larrazábal | 69 · 70 · 65 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
| T8 | Michael Campbell | 67 · 64 · 69 · 72 | 272 | −8 |
| T10 | Mark Foster | 69 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T10 | Thongchai Jaidee | 72 · 66 · 67 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T10 | Paul Lawrie | 69 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T10 | Chris Wood | 72 · 70 · 68 · 63 | 273 | −7 |
| T10 | Anders Hansen | 69 · 64 · 70 · 70 | 273 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1964-01-05, Málaga, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1982; age 48 that week; tour wins to date: 19; world No. 98 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 46, 2012) from OWGR player profile; OWGR event page rankFrom 98).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet