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Sunday 5 April 2009European TourYear in Review
Hoey wins Estoril Open de Portugal
Oitavos Dunes, Quinta da Marinha, Cascais, Portugal · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 April 2009 · Michael Hoey’s win no. 1 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 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/11°C · wind 23 km/h NNW, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R216°/11°C · wind 22 km/h NNW, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/12°C · wind 24 km/h N, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/11°C · wind 19 km/h NNW, gusts 32 · 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
- Gonzalo Fdez-Castano ESP · 277Matched Hoey's clubhouse seven under with a closing 67; his putt to win on the second playoff hole grazed the cup and he missed a par putt at the 17th, the third extra hole. Michael Hoey wins Estoril Open de Portugal - Golf Monthly
150 started, 76 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Estoril Open de Portugal
Oitavos Dunes, Oitavos Dunes, Quinta da Marinha, Cascais, Portugal
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Michael Hoey
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Irish Golf Desk
5 April 2009
It's a joke really - a bit of a dream.
Irish Golf Desk
5 April 2009
I couldn't believe I was in the play-off, let alone getting up and down, up and down, up and down.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Hoey | 66 · 76 · 69 · 66 | 277 | −7 |
| 2 | Gonzalo Fdez-Castano | 70 · 72 · 68 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| 3 | Francesco Molinari | 71 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 278 | −6 |
| T4 | Mikael Lundberg | 70 · 72 · 67 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
| T4 | Jamie Donaldson | 71 · 69 · 67 · 72 | 279 | −5 |
| T4 | Paul Broadhurst | 71 · 68 · 67 · 73 | 279 | −5 |
| T7 | Gregory Bourdy | 69 · 73 · 69 · 69 | 280 | −4 |
| T7 | Steve Webster | 68 · 72 · 71 · 69 | 280 | −4 |
| T7 | Alastair Forsyth | 67 · 73 · 69 · 71 | 280 | −4 |
| T7 | Paul Lawrie | 71 · 69 · 68 · 72 | 280 | −4 |
| T7 | David Lynn | 69 · 73 · 65 · 73 | 280 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1979-02-13, Ballymoney, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2002; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 273 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, week 14 2009)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet