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Sunday 25 May 2014European TourYear in Review
McIlroy wins BMW PGA Championship
Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 May 2014 · Rory McIlroy’s win no. 6 on the European Tour · purse €4,750,000 EUR · BMW · First round not completed Thursday after two weather delays; 33 players finished it Friday morning
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/12°C · wind 21 km/h SSE, gusts 56 · 7.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/11°C · wind 28 km/h SSE, gusts 63 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R314°/10°C · wind 20 km/h SSE, gusts 42 · 7.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/8°C · wind 22 km/h S, gusts 48 · 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
- Shane Lowry IRL · 275Took the lead after Bjørn's triple bogey at the 6th but double-bogeyed the 13th and dropped another shot at the 15th; birdied the last for solo second. Rory McIlroy wins with 7-shot rally (ESPN news services / AP) - ESPN
150 started · cut +2, 74 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
BMW PGA Championship
Wentworth Club (West Course), Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rory McIlroy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN.com news services (AP)
25 May 2014
I guess when I got inside the ropes this week, it was a little bit of a release, and I was on my own and doing what I do best, which is playing golf,
ESPN.com news services (AP)
25 May 2014
It's obviously been a week of very mixed emotions, but I'm sitting here looking at this trophy going, `How the hell, how did it happen this week?' But it did.
ESPN.com news services (AP)
25 May 2014
I'm happy but I know I am going to be sitting in my hotel room tonight and the 13th hole is going to be going through my head,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 68 · 71 · 69 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Shane Lowry | 64 · 70 · 73 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Luke Donald | 71 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Thomas Bjørn | 62 · 72 · 67 · 75 | 276 | −12 |
| T5 | Stephen Gallacher | 70 · 75 · 68 · 66 | 279 | −9 |
| T5 | Simon Dyson | 69 · 74 · 69 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Marcel Siem | 69 · 71 · 72 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Francesco Molinari | 71 · 74 · 65 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Thomas Aiken | 68 · 72 · 70 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Henrik Stenson | 68 · 71 · 71 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Pablo Larrazábal | 69 · 71 · 69 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1989-05-04, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2007; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 2; world No. 10 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, week 21 2014)).
What’s in the bag
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