Golf Network News
Sunday 11 December 2016European TourYear in Review
Brazel wins UBS Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong Golf Club, Fanling, New Territories, Hong Kong · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 December 2016 · Sam Brazel’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse US$2,000,000 USD · UBS
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 38 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/15°C · wind 14 km/h NNE, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/15°C · wind 12 km/h NE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/16°C · wind 13 km/h NE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/18°C · wind 19 km/h E, gusts 40 · 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
- Rafa Cabrera Bello ESP · 268Co-leader overnight, he dropped shots on the front nine, birdied the 16th and 17th to tie Brazel, then parred the 18th as Brazel birdied it. Sam Brazel edges Rafa Cabrera-Bello to claim Hong Kong title - ESPN (PA Sport)
126 started, 68 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
UBS Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong Golf Club, Hong Kong Golf Club, Fanling, New Territories, Hong Kong
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sam Brazel
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 December 2016
To be honest, I was a bit of a nervous wreck. But I've got some good procedures going at the moment, just smiling and trying to have fun. It seems to be working.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 December 2016
I've never won a four-round tournament and this is my first. Some would say that's a big start.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 December 2016
Sounds bloody great, I'll tell you. It's been a long time coming.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Brazel | 66 · 66 · 67 · 68 | 267 | −13 |
| 2 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 64 · 65 · 70 · 69 | 268 | −12 |
| T3 | Andrew Dodt | 69 · 67 · 67 · 66 | 269 | −11 |
| T3 | Tommy Fleetwood | 66 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| 5 | David Lipsky | 66 · 70 · 66 · 68 | 270 | −10 |
| 6 | Danny Willett | 68 · 66 · 71 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
| 7 | Paul Waring | 71 · 68 · 68 · 65 | 272 | −8 |
| T8 | Pablo Larrazábal | 69 · 70 · 68 · 66 | 273 | −7 |
| T8 | Danny Chia | 69 · 66 · 71 · 67 | 273 | −7 |
| T10 | Marcus Fraser | 71 · 69 · 68 · 66 | 274 | −6 |
| T10 | Jbe Kruger | 66 · 72 · 69 · 67 | 274 | −6 |
| T10 | Jorge Campillo | 66 · 71 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −6 |
| T10 | Jason Scrivener | 67 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1978-12-28; AUS; turned pro 2002; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 480 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 50, 2016) from OWGR player profile API; PA and BBC also state world No. 480).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet