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Sunday 26 July 2009European TourYear in Review
Gonzalez wins SAS Masters
Barsebäck G & CC, near Malmö, Scania, Sweden · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 July 2009 · Ricardo Gonzalez’s win no. 4 on the European Tour · purse €1,000,000 EUR · SAS
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 09 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 54° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/16°C · wind 23 km/h S, gusts 50 · 8.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/13°C · wind 21 km/h WSW, gusts 40 · 2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/12°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 37 · 1.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/14°C · wind 27 km/h W, gusts 48 · 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
- Jamie Donaldson WAL · 284closed with a 68 needing only 21 putts and waited in the clubhouse at -8, but Gonzalez birdied the last two holes Ricardo Gonzalez wins SAS Masters - Golf Monthly
156 started, 78 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
SAS Masters
Barsebäck G & CC, Barsebäck G & CC, near Malmö, Scania, Sweden
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ricardo Gonzalez
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf365
27 July 2009
I don't know whether the shot on the last was luck or just brilliant, but it was very important because I am sure now to keep my Tour Card.
Golf Monthly
26 July 2009
It's been a hard year, but I was fighting, fighting, fighting. I had the feeling that you can always make it if you work hard and never lose faith.
Golf365
27 July 2009
Fredrik Jacobson had three chip-ins on the back nine and beat me by one.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricardo Gonzalez | 68 · 68 · 77 · 69 | 282 | −10 |
| 2 | Jamie Donaldson | 71 · 72 · 73 · 68 | 284 | −8 |
| 3 | Jeppe Huldahl | 72 · 70 · 70 · 74 | 286 | −6 |
| T4 | Jacob Olesen | 73 · 72 · 75 · 68 | 288 | −4 |
| T4 | Nathan Smith | 75 · 71 · 71 · 71 | 288 | −4 |
| T4 | Oskar Henningsson | 70 · 72 · 73 · 73 | 288 | −4 |
| T4 | Marcus Higley | 72 · 71 · 70 · 75 | 288 | −4 |
| T4 | Martin Erlandsson | 70 · 70 · 72 · 76 | 288 | −4 |
| T4 | Lee Slattery | 67 · 70 · 75 · 76 | 288 | −4 |
| T4 | Marcus Fraser | 72 · 69 · 70 · 77 | 288 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1969-10-24, Corrientes, Argentina; ARG; turned pro 1986; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 316 that week (OWGR rankBefore 316 (rankAfter 162) per OWGR player profile events table 2009).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet