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Sunday 15 June 2008European TourYear in Review
Dixon wins Saint-Omer Open
Saint-Omer Golf Club, Saint-Omer, France · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 June 2008 · David Dixon’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €600,000 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 gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/9°C · wind 23 km/h NNW, gusts 44 · 16.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/8°C · wind 18 km/h WNW, gusts 39 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/10°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 34 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/9°C · wind 12 km/h W, gusts 29 · 4.9 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
- Christian Nilsson SWE · 280two clear overnight, bogeyed three times on the back nine in a level-par 71 and just missed the chip-in at the 18th that would have forced a play-off Dixon snatches surprise win - Golf Australia (archive)
156 started, 75 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Saint-Omer Open
Saint-Omer Golf Club, Saint-Omer Golf Club, Saint-Omer, France
4 of 5 researched
Winner
David Dixon
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Australia
15 June 2008
Yes it's a small event but a win's a win and for me it's massive.
Golf Australia
15 June 2008
I played very well and I was very calm on the last few holes which was surprising
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Dixon | 77 · 67 · 69 · 66 | 279 | −5 |
| 2 | Christian L Nilsson | 75 · 64 · 70 · 71 | 280 | −4 |
| 3 | Steven O'Hara | 74 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 281 | −3 |
| T4 | Francois Delamontagne | 72 · 72 · 67 · 71 | 282 | −2 |
| T4 | Richard Bland | 78 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 282 | −2 |
| T4 | Seve Benson | 71 · 72 · 72 · 67 | 282 | −2 |
| T7 | Robert Coles | 74 · 71 · 66 · 72 | 283 | −1 |
| T7 | David Drysdale | 78 · 66 · 72 · 67 | 283 | −1 |
| T7 | Roope Kakko | 68 · 74 · 72 · 69 | 283 | −1 |
| T10 | John E Morgan | 69 · 72 · 73 · 70 | 284 | E |
| T10 | Mikko Korhonen | 69 · 73 · 73 · 69 | 284 | E |
The golfer
born 1977-03-27, Bridgwater, England; ENG; turned pro 2001; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 713 that week (OWGR rankBefore 713 (rankAfter 287) per OWGR player profile events table 2008).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet