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Sunday 6 September 2009European TourYear in Review
Noren wins Omega European Masters
Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club, Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 September 2009 · Alex Noren’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €2,000,000 EUR · Omega
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 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/12°C · wind 9 km/h SW, gusts 61 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/5°C · wind 9 km/h WSW, gusts 88 · 7.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R314°/2°C · wind 6 km/h NNW, gusts 36 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/0°C · wind 6 km/h NE, gusts 33 · 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
- Bradley Dredge WAL · 266Drew level from four behind with a closing 65 that included a 63-yard pitch-in eagle at the ninth, but Noren holed a bunker shot for eagle at the 15th to pull away. Alex Noren holes bunker shot on way to two-shot European Masters win from Bradley Dredge - Scottish Golf View (AOL Golf News)
156 started, 70 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Omega European Masters
Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club, Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club, Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Alex Noren
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Scottish Golf View (AOL Golf News)
6 September 2009
I was so happy when that bunker shot went in. I've never felt this good about my game, and to win was just brilliant.
Scottish Golf View (AOL Golf News)
6 September 2009
Now I will just have to stay there!
Scottish Golf View (AOL Golf News)
6 September 2009
It was a fun battle, and Alex produced a great shot on the 15th - so congratulations to him
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Noren | 65 · 70 · 63 · 66 | 264 | −20 |
| 2 | Bradley Dredge | 68 · 65 · 68 · 65 | 266 | −18 |
| 3 | Ross McGowan | 67 · 67 · 68 · 65 | 267 | −17 |
| 4 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | 65 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| 5 | Thongchai Jaidee | 65 · 71 · 67 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| 6 | Charl Schwartzel | 67 · 68 · 65 · 71 | 271 | −13 |
| T7 | Rory McIlroy | 67 · 71 · 70 · 64 | 272 | −12 |
| T7 | Simon Dyson | 63 · 71 · 73 · 65 | 272 | −12 |
| T7 | David Howell | 68 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| T7 | Angelo Que | 69 · 65 · 68 · 70 | 272 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1982-07-12, Stockholm, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 2005; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 130 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player profile, week 36 2009)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet