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Sunday 17 June 2007European TourYear in Review
Suneson wins Open de Saint-Omer
Aa Saint Omer Golf Club, Saint-Omer, France · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 June 2007 · Carl Suneson’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €500,000 EUR
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 15 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/15°C · wind 9 km/h SE, gusts 28 · 11.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/14°C · wind 20 km/h SW, gusts 49 · 8.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/13°C · wind 25 km/h SW, gusts 53 · 11.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/13°C · wind 23 km/h SW, gusts 41 · 5.4 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
- Peter Fowler AUS · 279finished three shots back at five under, tied second Suneson ends long wait for title - BBC Sport
- Marcus Higley ENG · 279finished three shots back at five under, tied second Suneson ends long wait for title - BBC Sport
- Francois Calmels FRA · 279finished three shots back at five under, tied second Suneson ends long wait for title - BBC Sport
156 started, 81 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Open de Saint-Omer
Aa Saint Omer Golf Club, Aa Saint Omer Golf Club, Saint-Omer, France
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Carl Suneson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
17 June 2007
It's all worthwhile now.
BBC Sport
17 June 2007
I've had thyroid and diabetes problems which often held me back, but knowing there's always room for improvement in my game has kept me going.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Suneson | 67 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 276 | −8 |
| T2 | Peter Fowler | 70 · 67 · 72 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
| T2 | Marcus Higley | 67 · 70 · 71 · 71 | 279 | −5 |
| T2 | Francois Calmels | 72 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 279 | −5 |
| 5 | Mikael Lundberg | 70 · 68 · 71 · 71 | 280 | −4 |
| 6 | Mike Lorenzo-Vera | 67 · 73 · 71 · 70 | 281 | −3 |
| T7 | Sebastien Delagrange | 72 · 68 · 73 · 70 | 283 | |
| T7 | Richard McEvoy | 74 · 66 · 74 · 69 | 283 | |
| T7 | Stuart Davis | 68 · 70 · 72 · 73 | 283 | |
| T10 | Klas Eriksson | 74 · 70 · 71 · 69 | 284 | |
| T10 | Gareth Paddison | 68 · 72 · 72 · 72 | 284 | |
| T10 | Daniel Denison | 67 · 74 · 72 · 71 | 284 |
The golfer
born 1967-07-22, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1990; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 646 that week (OWGR rankBefore 646 (rankAfter 339) per OWGR player profile events table 2007).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet