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Sunday 29 March 2009European TourYear in Review
Kjeldsen wins Open de Andalucía
Real Club de Golf de Sevilla, Seville, Spain · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 March 2009 · Søren Kjeldsen’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse €1,000,000 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 17 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/10°C · wind 13 km/h NE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/12°C · wind 13 km/h W, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/12°C · wind 14 km/h W, gusts 33 · 4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R415°/8°C · wind 17 km/h NNW, gusts 40 · 3.7 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
- David Drysdale SCO · 277Tied with Kjeldsen at 14 under on the 16th; found the bunker and missed a 25-foot par putt at 17, then pulled his approach into the water at 18 for a double bogey (74). Soren Kjeldsen hangs on for third European Tour win - NBC Sports (The Sports Network)
156 started, 69 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Open de Andalucía
Real Club de Golf de Sevilla, Real Club de Golf de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Søren Kjeldsen
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
NBC Sports (The Sports Network)
29 March 2009
I've been so nervous all day. It was one of those days where conditions were different. It was tougher. I didn't feel all that happy about the way I was hitting the ball.
NBC Sports (The Sports Network)
29 March 2009
The first time I felt comfortable was after making the putt on 16 actually. For some reason, that settled me down a bit. I needed to make a few good putts, which I did.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Søren Kjeldsen | 68 · 72 · 62 · 72 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | David Drysdale | 70 · 67 · 66 · 74 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Graeme Storm | 70 · 66 · 73 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Francesco Molinari | 72 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| 5 | Alastair Forsyth | 74 · 64 · 68 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Rhys Davies | 75 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Andrew Coltart | 68 · 73 · 69 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Marcel Siem | 68 · 67 · 73 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | John Morgan | 70 · 73 · 69 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Thomas Aiken | 70 · 72 · 69 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1975-05-17, Aalborg, Denmark; DEN; turned pro 1995; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 54 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 13, 2009) from OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet