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Sunday 19 October 2014European TourYear in Review
Ilonen wins Volvo World Match Play Championship
London Golf Club, Ash, Kent, England · Wednesday 15 to Sunday 19 October 2014 · Mikko Ilonen’s win no. 5 on the European Tour · purse €2,250,000 EUR · Volvo
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 07 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 28° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R114°/10°C · wind 20 km/h SSE, gusts 37 · 12.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R216°/11°C · wind 18 km/h SW, gusts 41 · 1.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/13°C · wind 22 km/h SSW, gusts 45 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/16°C · wind 27 km/h SSW, gusts 54 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R518°/13°C · wind 28 km/h SW, gusts 59 · 0.1 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
- Henrik Stenson SWEwon the 4th to lead 1 up, but Ilonen went 3 up by the 12th and closed him out with a birdie at the 17th to win 3 and 1 in the final Mikko Ilonen beats Henrik Stenson - ESPN (AP)
16 started
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo World Match Play Championship
London Golf Club, London Golf Club, Ash, Kent, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Mikko Ilonen
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
19 October 2014
While I didn't play so well this morning, I didn't make any mistakes this afternoon against Henrik. (I) felt like I had a good chance to beat him and I did.
Associated Press via ESPN
19 October 2014
I was quite low on energy this afternoon and I also feel like I have been battling my swing in these windy conditions,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikko Ilonen | ||
| 2 | Henrik Stenson | ||
| 3 | Joost Luiten | ||
| 4 | George Coetzee | ||
| T5 | Jonas Blixt | ||
| T5 | Pablo Larrazábal | ||
| T5 | Victor Dubuisson | ||
| T5 | Patrick Reed | ||
| T9 | Thongchai Jaidee | ||
| T9 | Paul Casey | ||
| T9 | Graeme McDowell | ||
| T9 | Shane Lowry |
The golfer
born 1979-12-18, Lahti, Finland; FIN; turned pro 2001; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 5; world No. 52 that week (OWGR rankBefore 52 (rankAfter 37) per OWGR player profile; also the seeding rank in the Wikipedia event article).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet