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Sunday 20 September 2009European TourYear in Review
Bello wins Austrian Golf Open
Fontana Golf Club, Vienna, Austria (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 September 2009 · Rafa Cabrera Bello’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €1,000,000 EUR · rescheduled: originally set for 11-14 June 2009; moved to 17-20 September to fill the dropped British Masters' date
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 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Benn Barham ENG · 265Led from the first day and was three clear overnight, but went one over for the first 10 holes; at the par-5 18th he drove into the rough, laid up and missed an 18-foot birdie putt to force a play-off. Cabrera Bello stunned even himself - Golf365
132 started, 66 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Austrian Golf Open
Fontana Golf Club, Fontana Golf Club, Vienna, Austria
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rafa Cabrera Bello
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Scottish Golf View
20 September 2009
I was so far back I wasn't thinking about winning. I just tried to play one shot at a time.
Golf365
21 September 2009
To win is just amazing – I played the best golf of my life and I can't believe it.
Golf365
21 September 2009
To lose by one to someone shooting 60 on the last day is hard to take, to be honest.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 71 · 67 · 66 · 60 | 264 | −20 |
| 2 | Benn Barham | 63 · 66 · 67 · 69 | 265 | −19 |
| 3 | Soren Hansen | 67 · 67 · 65 · 68 | 267 | −17 |
| 4 | Richard Bland | 68 · 70 · 65 · 66 | 269 | −15 |
| 5 | Louis Oosthuizen | 69 · 67 · 65 · 69 | 270 | −14 |
| T6 | Simon Wakefield | 68 · 70 · 67 · 66 | 271 | −13 |
| T6 | Seve Benson | 69 · 68 · 68 · 66 | 271 | −13 |
| T6 | Pablo Martin | 66 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 271 | −13 |
| T6 | Richard Green | 65 · 66 · 69 · 71 | 271 | −13 |
| T10 | David Dixon | 68 · 67 · 71 · 66 | 272 | −12 |
| T10 | Damien McGrane | 71 · 67 · 67 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| T10 | David Horsey | 67 · 67 · 71 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| T10 | Pelle Edberg | 68 · 65 · 71 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1984-05-25, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain; ESP; turned pro 2005; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 220 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player profile, week 38 2009)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet