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Sunday 8 December 2013European TourYear in Review
Jiménez wins Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong Golf Club, Fanling, Hong Kong · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 December 2013 · Miguel Ángel Jiménez’s win no. 20 on the European Tour · purse US$1,300,000 USD
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 40 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/14°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/13°C · wind 16 km/h NNE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/14°C · wind 11 km/h NE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/15°C · wind 10 km/h ENE, gusts 24 · 0.5 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
- Prom Meesawat THA · 268Shot 65 with two eagles to tie at 12 under, then came up short of the green with his approach on the first playoff hole and lost to Jiménez's birdie. Miguel Angel Jimenez wins playoff (Associated Press) - ESPN
- Stuart Manley WAL · 268Holed a birdie chip at the 72nd hole for 68 to join the playoff, then sliced his approach onto a corporate box roof on the first extra hole. Miguel Angel Jimenez wins playoff (Associated Press) - ESPN
138 started, 75 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong Golf Club, Hong Kong Golf Club, Fanling, Hong Kong
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 December 2013
Well, this is-- a little bit of cigar, no. Obviously I'm 49. I'm going to be 50 in one month.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 December 2013
The main thing of experience is I never stop telling myself, just hole-by-hole, calm, everything happens, live the moment.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 December 2013
It was a great chip and I think I started celebrating before it went in, you know what I mean, but I was pretty pumped.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | 70 · 67 · 65 · 66 | 268 | −12 |
| T2 | Prom Meesawat | 66 · 70 · 67 · 65 | 268 | −12 |
| T2 | Stuart Manley | 67 · 67 · 66 · 68 | 268 | −12 |
| 4 | Robert-Jan Derksen | 69 · 67 · 68 · 65 | 269 | −11 |
| T5 | Javier Colomo | 72 · 66 · 68 · 66 | 272 | −8 |
| T5 | Angelo Que | 69 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
| T5 | Jose Manuel Lara | 69 · 68 · 65 · 70 | 272 | −8 |
| T8 | Andrea Pavan | 65 · 72 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T8 | Richard Finch | 70 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T8 | Joel Sjöholm | 68 · 70 · 65 · 70 | 273 | −7 |
| T8 | Wade Ormsby | 67 · 68 · 66 · 72 | 273 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1964-01-05, Málaga, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1982; age 49 that week; tour wins to date: 20; majors to date: 0; world No. 48 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 49, 2013) from OWGR player profile; OWGR event page rankFrom 48).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet