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Sunday 6 April 2008European TourYear in Review
Bourdy wins Estoril Open de Portugal
Oitavos Dunes, Portugal · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 April 2008 · Gregory Bourdy’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse €1,250,000 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
12 h 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/13°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/14°C · wind 11 km/h NNW, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/14°C · wind 15 km/h SSE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/14°C · wind 14 km/h WSW, gusts 26 · 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
- David Howell ENG · 266Set the clubhouse target with a 64 (25 putts), then lost the playoff at the third extra hole, the 17th, failing to get up and down for par. McIlroy off his greens in Portugal - Irish Golf Desk (Brian Keogh, Irish Examiner)
- Alastair Forsyth SCO · 266Birdied the last two holes for 66 to join the playoff; eliminated at the second extra hole after driving into bushes. McIlroy off his greens in Portugal - Irish Golf Desk (Brian Keogh, Irish Examiner)
156 started, 77 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Estoril Open de Portugal
Oitavos Dunes, Oitavos Dunes, Portugal
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Gregory Bourdy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Irish Golf Desk (Brian Keogh, Irish Examiner)
6 April 2008
It was very hard at the start of the day when I was plus three. But at the start of the day I knew that I had to play under par to have a chance to win.
Irish Golf Desk (Brian Keogh, Irish Examiner)
6 April 2008
In the play-off I was quite nervous but to win against players like Alastair Forsyth and David Howell was amazing.
Irish Golf Desk (Brian Keogh, Irish Examiner)
6 April 2008
It wasn't that hard an up-and-down. It's funny that the part of the game that is usually the strongest was my weakest this week.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gregory Bourdy | 63 · 65 · 68 · 70 | 266 | −18 |
| T2 | Alastair Forsyth | 65 · 69 · 66 · 66 | 266 | −18 |
| T2 | David Howell | 67 · 68 · 67 · 64 | 266 | −18 |
| 4 | Miles Tunnicliff | 69 · 69 · 63 · 66 | 267 | |
| 5 | Gonzalo Fdez-Castano | 64 · 66 · 72 · 66 | 268 | |
| 6 | Damien McGrane | 67 · 69 · 67 · 66 | 269 | −15 |
| T7 | Paul McGinley | 69 · 68 · 67 · 67 | 271 | −13 |
| T7 | Charl Schwartzel | 65 · 70 · 66 · 70 | 271 | |
| T9 | Peter Baker | 67 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 272 | |
| T9 | Andrew McLardy | 66 · 68 · 72 · 66 | 272 | |
| T9 | Steve Webster | 67 · 66 · 70 · 69 | 272 | |
| T9 | Jose Manuel Lara | 64 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 272 | |
| T9 | Simon Khan | 65 · 67 · 72 · 68 | 272 | |
| T9 | Johan Edfors | 68 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 272 |
The golfer
born 1982-04-25, Bordeaux, France; FRA; turned pro 2003; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 166 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, week 14 2008)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet