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Sunday 19 October 2014European TourYear in Review
Hend wins Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong Golf Club, New Territories, Hong Kong · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 October 2014 · Scott Hend’s win no. 1 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
11 h 23 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/22°C · wind 18 km/h E, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/22°C · wind 17 km/h E, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/22°C · wind 16 km/h E, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/23°C · wind 17 km/h E, gusts 37 · 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
- Angelo Que PHI · 267birdied the 72nd hole from a foot after an approach from the edge of the woods to post 13-under, then failed to reach the green and bogeyed the first playoff hole Scott Hend wins Hong Kong Open (Associated Press) – ESPN
156 started, 66 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong Golf Club (Fanling Course), Hong Kong Golf Club, New Territories, Hong Kong
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Scott Hend
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 October 2014
I've won five times out here on the Asian Tour, and I've come very close on the PGA TOUR and European Tour and finally, finally at the age of 41 I've finally won a European Tour event
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 October 2014
If I don't get too hungover tonight, I might have a chance.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 October 2014
Unfortunately I bogeyed the last. I think I hit the shot of my life on the last hole, so I can't complain.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Hend | 67 · 66 · 67 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| 2 | Angelo Que | 65 · 69 · 67 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| 3 | Kevin Phelan | 69 · 67 · 67 · 66 | 269 | −11 |
| 4 | Mark Foster | 67 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 270 | −10 |
| T5 | Lucas Bjerregaard | 69 · 68 · 67 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
| T5 | S.S.P. Chawrasia | 69 · 65 · 70 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
| T5 | Ernie Els | 66 · 65 · 71 · 69 | 271 | −9 |
| T5 | Marcus Fraser | 67 · 67 · 65 · 72 | 271 | −9 |
| T9 | Eduardo De La Riva | 68 · 67 · 70 · 67 | 272 | −8 |
| T9 | Raphael Jacquelin | 66 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 272 | −8 |
| T9 | Cameron Smith | 68 · 65 · 69 · 70 | 272 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1973-08-15, Townsville, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1997; age 41 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 218 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by owgr.com player profile).
What’s in the bag
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