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Sunday 21 June 2009European TourYear in Review
Nilsson wins SAINT-OMER OPEN presented by Neuflize OBC
Saint-Omer Golf Club, Saint-Omer, France · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 June 2009 · Christian Nilsson’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €600,000 EUR · Neuflize OBC
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 16 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/13°C · wind 21 km/h WSW, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/12°C · wind 23 km/h W, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R315°/12°C · wind 15 km/h WNW, gusts 34 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/12°C · wind 15 km/h NNW, gusts 32 · 0.3 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
- Jose-Filipe Lima POR · 277the 2004 champion shot 68 with six birdies and three bogeys but finished six behind the bogey-free Nilsson Nilsson wins Saint-Omer Open by 6 strokes - Honolulu Advertiser (AP)
156 started, 77 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
SAINT-OMER OPEN presented by Neuflize OBC
Saint-Omer Golf Club, Saint-Omer Golf Club, Saint-Omer, France
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Christian Nilsson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Monthly
21 June 2009
I was very nervous this morning and I didn't sleep that well last night either. I was just trying to focus on how I was going to play, but so many thoughts were going round my head
Golf Monthly
21 June 2009
That's very important, because it means I'm going to get into all the big tournaments for the rest of the year, and allows me to plan my schedule for next season too.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Nilsson | 68 · 69 · 65 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| 2 | Jose-Filipe Lima | 69 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 277 | −7 |
| T3 | Javier Colomo | 73 · 71 · 71 · 66 | 281 | −3 |
| T3 | Richard McEvoy | 72 · 74 · 68 · 67 | 281 | −3 |
| T3 | Lorenzo Gagli | 71 · 71 · 68 · 71 | 281 | −3 |
| T3 | Ake Nilsson | 71 · 71 · 68 · 71 | 281 | −3 |
| T7 | Andrew Tampion | 69 · 70 · 73 · 70 | 282 | −2 |
| T7 | Sion Bebb | 70 · 72 · 67 · 73 | 282 | −2 |
| T7 | James Morrison | 67 · 69 · 70 · 76 | 282 | −2 |
| T10 | Inder Van Weerelt | 73 · 73 · 71 · 66 | 283 | −1 |
| T10 | Kane Webber | 70 · 71 · 74 · 68 | 283 | −1 |
| T10 | Steven O'Hara | 72 · 70 · 72 · 69 | 283 | −1 |
| T10 | Edoardo Molinari | 73 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 283 | −1 |
| T10 | Stuart Manley | 71 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 283 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1979-05-25, Karlstad, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1999; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 478 that week (OWGR rankBefore 478 (rankAfter 236) per OWGR player profile events table 2009).
What’s in the bag
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