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Sunday 20 May 2012European TourYear in Review
Colsaerts wins Volvo World Match Play Championship
Finca Cortesín Golf Club, Casares, Andalusia, Spain (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 May 2012 · Nicolas Colsaerts’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse €2,750,000 EUR · Volvo
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 24 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Graeme McDowell NIR · 1 downLost the final 1 down: 2 down after missing a 12-foot putt at the 16th, won the 17th when Colsaerts three-putted, but Colsaerts two-putted for par at the 18th. Nicolas Colsaerts wins Match Play - ESPN (Associated Press)
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Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo World Match Play Championship
Finca Cortesín Golf Club, Finca Cortesín Golf Club, Casares, Andalusia, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Nicolas Colsaerts
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (Associated Press)
20 May 2012
I can't feel anything at the moment. To have my name next to so many major winners is a dream come true.
ESPN (Associated Press)
20 May 2012
The conditions were brutal -- you had to grind it out. These two games today really killed me.
ESPN (Associated Press)
20 May 2012
They really played into his hands the way he drove the ball. He's got a great wind game and he's a fantastic talent. I got beat by the better man.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolas Colsaerts | ||
| 2 | Graeme McDowell | ||
| T3 | Paul Lawrie | ||
| T3 | Rafa Cabrera-Bello | ||
| T5 | Sergio García | ||
| T5 | Retief Goosen | ||
| T5 | Brandt Snedeker | ||
| T5 | Álvaro Quirós | ||
| T9 | Tom Lewis | ||
| T9 | Richard Finch | ||
| T9 | Thomas Bjørn | ||
| T9 | Robert Rock | ||
| T9 | Camilo Villegas | ||
| T9 | Justin Rose | ||
| T9 | Ian Poulter | ||
| T9 | Robert Karlsson |
The golfer
born 1982-11-14, Schaerbeek, Belgium; BEL; turned pro 2000; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 51 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile / event page)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet