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Sunday 27 October 2013European TourYear in Review
Fernández-Castaño wins BMW Masters
Lake Malaren Golf Club, Luodian, Shanghai, China · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 October 2013 · Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño’s win no. 7 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 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/15°C · wind 30 km/h N, gusts 54 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/15°C · wind 29 km/h N, gusts 51 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/13°C · wind 20 km/h NNW, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/10°C · wind 11 km/h ESE, gusts 20 · 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
- Francesco Molinari ITA · 278closed with 64, playing the final six holes in 6 under with an eagle at 13 and tying for the lead at one point, but finished one back Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano triumphs (Associated Press) – ESPN
- Thongchai Jaidee THA · 278closed with 66, birdieing the 17th to reach 10 under, and finished one back Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano triumphs (Associated Press) – ESPN
78 started, 76 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
BMW Masters
Lake Malaren Golf Club, Lake Malaren Golf Club, Luodian, Shanghai, China
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 October 2013
You know what, the only thing I was thinking about on the 18th was Jean VandeVelde. That's the only thing that crossed my mind.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 October 2013
I don't know, doesn't get any better than this; Final Series, first event of the first ever Final Series and I got the victory.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 October 2013
But Gonzo, he's a tough guy, and he knows how to win. We were at dinner together last night.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño | 71 · 71 · 67 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Francesco Molinari | 72 · 71 · 71 · 64 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | Thongchai Jaidee | 70 · 70 · 72 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| 4 | Luke Guthrie | 65 · 71 · 72 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T5 | Thomas Bjørn | 73 · 72 · 69 · 66 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Peter Uihlein | 69 · 75 · 69 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Pablo Larrazábal | 70 · 73 · 69 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T8 | Peter Hanson | 79 · 68 · 71 · 63 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Scott Jamieson | 72 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Paul Casey | 70 · 70 · 71 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 73 · 68 · 67 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1980-10-13, Madrid, Spain; ESP; turned pro 2004; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 0; world No. 60 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 43, 2013) from OWGR player profile; OWGR event page rankFrom 60).
What’s in the bag
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