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Sunday 5 July 2009European TourYear in Review
Kaymer wins Open de France ALSTOM
Le Golf National, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, near Paris, France · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 July 2009 · Martin Kaymer’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse €4,000,000 EUR · Alstom
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/17°C · wind 16 km/h NNE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/17°C · wind 14 km/h W, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/14°C · wind 8 km/h NE, gusts 16 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/17°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 37 · 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
- Lee Westwood ENG · 271posted the clubhouse lead with a closing 65, then hit his approach into the water at the 18th on the first play-off hole Kaymer beats Westwood in play-off - BBC Sport
156 started, 78 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Open de France ALSTOM
Le Golf National (Albatros Course), Le Golf National, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, near Paris, France
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Martin Kaymer
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
5 July 2009
Martin's ball has carried the water by a foot and mine must have went in by a foot. That's the chance you take in play-offs.
BBC Sport
5 July 2009
If I can carry that on then I will be winning events by a couple of shots and not going to play-offs. It is a good time to start playing well.
BBC Sport
5 July 2009
This is obviously very special for me. I had some good chances, but finally I won it, so it's good.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Kaymer | 62 · 72 · 69 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| 2 | Lee Westwood | 68 · 68 · 70 · 65 | 271 | −13 |
| 3 | Ian Poulter | 72 · 69 · 66 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| T4 | Anders Hansen | 69 · 72 · 68 · 66 | 275 | −9 |
| T4 | Peter Hanson | 65 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 275 | −9 |
| T6 | Soren Hansen | 68 · 71 · 72 · 65 | 276 | −8 |
| T6 | Kenneth Ferrie | 70 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 276 | −8 |
| T6 | Richard Green | 68 · 67 · 70 · 71 | 276 | −8 |
| T6 | Paul Waring | 66 · 70 · 68 · 72 | 276 | −8 |
| T10 | Gareth Maybin | 69 · 71 · 71 · 67 | 278 | −6 |
| T10 | Danny Willett | 68 · 71 · 70 · 69 | 278 | −6 |
| T10 | Scott Strange | 65 · 72 · 71 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1984-12-28, Düsseldorf, West Germany; GER; turned pro 2005; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 28 that week (OWGR rankBefore 28 (rankAfter 19) per OWGR player profile events table 2009).
What’s in the bag
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