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Sunday 20 April 2014European TourYear in Review
Westwood wins Maybank Malaysian Open
Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 April 2014 · Lee Westwood’s win no. 23 on the European Tour · purse US$2,750,000 USD · Maybank
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 05 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 82° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/24°C · wind 8 km/h N, gusts 24 · 7.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/25°C · wind 8 km/h N, gusts 23 · 9.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/24°C · wind 8 km/h SE, gusts 20 · 4.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/25°C · wind 7 km/h SE, gusts 23 · 9.7 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
- Louis Oosthuizen RSA · 277Closed with a 68 to share a distant second, seven shots back. Lee Westwood wins by 7 shots - ESPN (Associated Press)
- Nicolas Colsaerts BEL · 277Closed with a 70 to share a distant second, seven shots back. Lee Westwood wins by 7 shots - ESPN (Associated Press)
- Bernd Wiesberger AUT · 277Closed with a 67 to share a distant second, seven shots back. Lee Westwood wins by 7 shots - ESPN (Associated Press)
, 72 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Maybank Malaysian Open
Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club, Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lee Westwood
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (via ESPN)
20 April 2014
It's a golf course that suits my game; it's very tight in certain areas. I played well, I putted well, and the short game is good,
Associated Press (via ESPN)
20 April 2014
It makes a helluva difference if you can get up-and-down if you miss a few greens as it keeps the momentum going.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Westwood | 65 · 66 · 71 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | Bernd Wiesberger | 69 · 71 · 70 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Louis Oosthuizen | 72 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Nicolas Colsaerts | 66 · 69 · 72 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Rikard Karlberg | 72 · 69 · 67 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Danny Willett | 70 · 66 · 72 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Julien Quesne | 68 · 69 · 69 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Pablo Larrazábal | 74 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Thomas Pieters | 75 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Anirban Lahiri | 72 · 72 · 66 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Garth Mulroy | 71 · 68 · 69 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Eduardo De La Riva | 69 · 68 · 71 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1973-04-24, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1993; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 23; majors to date: 0; world No. 36 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile); AP also calls him 36th-ranked).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet