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Sunday 2 November 2014European TourYear in Review
Siem wins BMW Masters
Lake Malaren Golf Club, Luodian, Shanghai, China · Thursday 30 October to Sunday 2 November 2014 · Marcel Siem’s win no. 4 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 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/19°C · wind 14 km/h SSE, gusts 22 · 18.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/18°C · wind 9 km/h NW, gusts 19 · 16.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/18°C · wind 14 km/h NW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/13°C · wind 23 km/h NW, gusts 41 · 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
- Ross Fisher ENG · 272came from 11 shots back with a closing 67, first to post 16-under, then missed his birdie putt on the playoff hole after Siem chipped in Marcel Siem wins BMW Masters (Associated Press) – ESPN
- Alexander Levy FRA · 272led by four entering the final round, closed with 78 (water double bogey at 13, scrambled a 5-foot bogey on 18 to make the playoff), then missed his birdie putt on the playoff hole Marcel Siem wins BMW Masters (Associated Press) – ESPN
78 started, 78 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
Marcel Siem
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 November 2014
A chip-in is always cool, but to have a in a playoff is even cooler. It's my third tournament I won in a playoff so far, and pretty cool, I like that.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 November 2014
But you try not to think about the prize money, but it's crazy prize money here.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 November 2014
I gave it a chance and hats off to Marcel to chip-in like that. Can't congratulate him enough.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcel Siem | 68 · 66 · 65 · 73 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Ross Fisher | 70 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Alexander Levy | 65 · 66 · 63 · 78 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Justin Rose | 72 · 65 · 64 · 72 | 273 | −15 |
| T4 | Jamie Donaldson | 68 · 68 · 62 · 75 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Romain Wattel | 66 · 67 · 71 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Nicolas Colsaerts | 66 · 64 · 73 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | Ryan Palmer | 70 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T8 | Emiliano Grillo | 66 · 68 · 69 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Fabrizio Zanotti | 70 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | George Coetzee | 71 · 67 · 67 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | Mikko Ilonen | 70 · 66 · 69 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1980-07-15, Mettmann, Germany; GER; turned pro 2000; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 152 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by owgr.com player profile).
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