Golf Network News
Sunday 11 May 2008European TourYear in Review
Otto wins Methorios Capital Italian Open
Castello di Tolcinasco Golf & Country Club, Milan, Italy · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 May 2008 · Hennie Otto’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €1,700,000 EUR · Methorios Capital
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 34 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).
- R125°/13°C · wind 9 km/h E, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/13°C · wind 12 km/h E, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/15°C · wind 16 km/h E, gusts 34 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/14°C · wind 19 km/h ENE, gusts 38 · 0.7 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
- Oliver Wilson ENG · 264Closed with a bogey-free 8-under 64, the best round of the day, but finished one shot behind Otto's 69. Golf: Otto wins Italian Open - The Honolulu Advertiser (AP)
156 started, 76 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Methorios Capital Italian Open
Castello di Tolcinasco Golf & Country Club, Castello di Tolcinasco Golf & Country Club, Milan, Italy
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Hennie Otto
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (via The Honolulu Advertiser)
11 May 2008
It's great to win at last. I have been working very hard on my putting and I don't think I've ever holed more long putts than I did this week.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hennie Otto | 65 · 66 · 63 · 69 | 263 | −25 |
| 2 | Oliver Wilson | 66 · 69 · 65 · 64 | 264 | |
| 3 | Robert Karlsson | 68 · 61 · 69 · 67 | 265 | |
| T4 | Phillip Archer | 70 · 64 · 65 · 68 | 267 | |
| T4 | Marcel Siem | 70 · 66 · 65 · 66 | 267 | |
| 6 | Ross McGowan | 64 · 71 · 64 · 69 | 268 | |
| T7 | Gregory Havret | 70 · 67 · 63 · 70 | 270 | |
| T7 | Christian L Nilsson | 67 · 67 · 64 · 72 | 270 | |
| T7 | Alvaro Velasco | 70 · 64 · 64 · 72 | 270 | |
| T10 | Nick Dougherty | 71 · 66 · 67 · 67 | 271 | |
| T10 | Marco Soffietti | 72 · 66 · 63 · 70 | 271 |
The golfer
born 1976-06-25, Boksburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1998; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 154 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, week 19 2008)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet