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Monday 5 October 2009European TourYear in Review
Dyson wins Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
Old Course, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland · Thursday 1 to Monday 5 October 2009 · Simon Dyson’s win no. 4 on the European Tour · purse US$5,000,000 USD · Alfred Dunhill
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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 28° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R112°/7°C · wind 21 km/h WNW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R214°/9°C · wind 38 km/h WSW, gusts 66 · 2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R314°/9°C · wind 53 km/h WSW, gusts 94 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R412°/7°C · wind 34 km/h W, gusts 60 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R513°/6°C · wind 19 km/h SSW, gusts 30 · 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
- Oliver Wilson ENG · 271Closed with a 65 but missed a three-foot birdie putt on the last, distracted by someone shaking a can behind the green; his eighth runner-up finish without a win. Dyson upstages the stars - Golf365
- Rory McIlroy NIR · 271One behind overnight, he closed to two after an outward 32 but bogeyed the 12th, 16th and 17th before a closing birdie; the finish took him to first on the money list. Aberdonian earns £134,677 for joint 4th highest Euro Tour finish - Scottish Golf View (AOL Golf News)
168 started, 70 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
Old Course, St Andrews (rounds 1-3 rotated over the Old Course, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns), Old Course, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Simon Dyson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf365
5 October 2009
There's no way this can't be it. This is like our fifth major, a massive tournament at the home of golf, and I've shot 66 to win it.
Golf365
5 October 2009
My parents always come up (to the tournament) but couldn't make it this year. They're never coming back!
Golf365
5 October 2009
I heard him shaking a can before I went to hit it, but then on my backstroke he shook it as loud as he could.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Dyson | 68 · 66 · 68 · 66 | 268 | −20 |
| T2 | Oliver Wilson | 69 · 67 · 70 · 65 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Rory McIlroy | 68 · 65 · 69 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 70 · 68 · 65 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Richie Ramsay | 67 · 66 · 70 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| 6 | Ross McGowan | 66 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T7 | Darren Clarke | 68 · 68 · 67 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Luke Donald | 72 · 65 · 64 · 73 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | Ricardo Gonzalez | 70 · 71 · 68 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Gregory Bourdy | 73 · 67 · 67 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Gary Lockerbie | 69 · 71 · 67 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Lee Westwood | 73 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Francois Delamontagne | 71 · 67 · 67 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Paul McGinley | 69 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Kenneth Ferrie | 69 · 66 · 69 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1977-12-21, York, England; ENG; turned pro 1999; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 92 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player profile, week 40 2009); Golf365 also states he began the week 92nd).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet