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Sunday 19 May 2013European TourYear in Review
McDowell wins Volvo World Match Play Championship
Thracian Cliffs Golf & Beach Resort, Kavarna, Bulgaria · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 May 2013 · Graeme McDowell’s win no. 8 on the European Tour · purse €3,000,000 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 38 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/16°C · wind 18 km/h S, gusts 33 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/17°C · wind 24 km/h SSE, gusts 35 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/17°C · wind 9 km/h WSW, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/18°C · wind 13 km/h S, gusts 19 · 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
- Thongchai Jaidee THA · lost 2 and 1Went 2 up after four holes in the final, but McDowell won the 7th, 12th, 14th and 15th and closed it out at the 17th. Graeme McDowell wins Match Play - ESPN (Associated Press)
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Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo World Match Play Championship
Thracian Cliffs Golf & Beach Resort, Thracian Cliffs Golf & Beach Resort, Kavarna, Bulgaria
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Graeme McDowell
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
19 May 2013
We have been talking all week about how prestigious this event is. I can't say how excited I am to win it and add my name to that list of legends.
Associated Press (via ESPN)
19 May 2013
I thought when Thongchai went 2 up after four holes that this wasn't the script I had read
Associated Press (via ESPN)
19 May 2013
I made only one mistake in the final on the 14th hole after a poor drive. But it was a good tournament for me. My game is very solid.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graeme McDowell | ||
| 2 | Thongchai Jaidee | ||
| T3 | Thomas Aiken | ||
| T3 | Branden Grace | ||
| T5 | Francesco Molinari | ||
| T5 | Scott Jamieson | ||
| T5 | Chris Wood | ||
| T5 | Nicolas Colsaerts | ||
| T9 | Carl Pettersson | ||
| T9 | Shane Lowry | ||
| T9 | Felipe Aguilar | ||
| T9 | Peter Hanson | ||
| T9 | Richard Sterne | ||
| T9 | Brett Rumford | ||
| T9 | Bo Van Pelt | ||
| T9 | Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño |
The golfer
born 1979-07-30, Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2002; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 1; world No. 8 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile); Wikipedia participants table also lists 8).
What’s in the bag
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