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Sunday 26 November 2017European TourYear in Review
Ormsby wins UBS Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong Golf Club, Fanling, Hong Kong · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 November 2017 · Wade Ormsby’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 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 46° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/14°C · wind 25 km/h NNE, gusts 49 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/15°C · wind 22 km/h NNE, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/15°C · wind 16 km/h NNE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/16°C · wind 17 km/h N, gusts 33 · 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 · 270Needed a par on the 18th to force a playoff after Ormsby three-putted the last, but found a greenside bunker and failed to get up and down. Wade Ormsby wins first European Tour title in 264 attempts in Hong Kong - ESPN (PA Sport)
, 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, Hong Kong
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Wade Ormsby
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Australia Magazine (AP)
26 November 2017
I've played a lot of golf in Europe, everywhere, and a few bumps along the way but it's pretty cool to get a win this late in your career.
Golf Australia Magazine (AP)
26 November 2017
This feels amazing. I’m trying to hold it together here but I’m pretty stoked. Well, not pretty stoked: Very stoked.
Golf Australia Magazine (AP)
26 November 2017
You don't want to win like that but I'm sure a lot of guys have. I just missed one there, too.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wade Ormsby | 68 · 68 · 65 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| T2 | Alexander Björk | 69 · 66 · 67 · 68 | 270 | −10 |
| T2 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 69 · 68 · 64 · 69 | 270 | −10 |
| T2 | Paul Peterson | 70 · 68 · 65 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T2 | Julian Suri | 68 · 67 · 69 · 66 | 270 | −10 |
| 6 | Tommy Fleetwood | 68 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 271 | −9 |
| T7 | S.s.p Chawrasia | 65 · 66 · 69 · 72 | 272 | −8 |
| T7 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | 70 · 69 · 70 · 63 | 272 | −8 |
| T7 | Micah Lauren Shin | 67 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
| T10 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 70 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 273 | −7 |
| T10 | Thomas Detry | 67 · 69 · 66 · 71 | 273 | −7 |
| T10 | James Morrison | 71 · 66 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T10 | Justin Rose | 68 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T10 | Shubhankar Sharma | 66 · 71 · 69 · 67 | 273 | −7 |
| T10 | Clément Sordet | 71 · 71 · 64 · 67 | 273 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1980-03-31, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; AUS; turned pro 2001; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 319 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 47, 2017) from OWGR player profile API; PA also states 'world number 319').
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet