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Sunday 31 May 2009European TourYear in Review
Cévaër wins the European Open
The London Golf Club, Ash, Kent, England · Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 May 2009 · Christian Cévaër’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse £1,800,000 GBP
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 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/12°C · wind 16 km/h WNW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/11°C · wind 20 km/h ENE, gusts 42 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/10°C · wind 20 km/h ENE, gusts 46 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/11°C · wind 21 km/h NE, gusts 47 · 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
- Steve Webster ENG · 282
- Alvaro Quiros ESP · 282
- Gary Orr SCO · 282Closed with 71 from earlier in the field, posting six under with birdies on the back nine; finished one behind. ASAP Sports transcript: The European Open, May 31 2009 - Gary Orr
, 69 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
The European Open
The London Golf Club (Heritage Course), The London Golf Club, Ash, Kent, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Christian Cévaër
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
31 May 2009
It's amazing what choosing to be happy can do. And choosing to re-kick in a little bit: Come on, believe in yourself, you've got great skills.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
31 May 2009
what a great surprise to see that leaderboard coming up the hill there, to see that I'm the only guy left at 7.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
31 May 2009
I was thinking try and make it and get it to the hole at least because I would rather rush it five feet by than miss an inch short.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Cévaër | 67 · 70 · 70 · 74 | 281 | −7 |
| T2 | Gary Orr | 71 · 72 · 68 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T2 | Steve Webster | 69 · 72 · 70 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T2 | Alvaro Quiros | 71 · 70 · 69 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T5 | Stephen Dodd | 75 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 283 | −5 |
| T5 | Chris Wood | 69 · 73 · 68 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T5 | Jeev Milkha Singh | 67 · 69 · 71 · 76 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Ben Curtis | 68 · 73 · 75 · 68 | 284 | −4 |
| T8 | Jose Manuel Lara | 70 · 68 · 74 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
| T8 | Soren Hansen | 69 · 75 · 67 · 73 | 284 | −4 |
| T8 | Marcus Fraser | 69 · 70 · 72 · 73 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1970-04-10, Nouméa, New Caledonia; FRA; turned pro 1993; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 449 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, week 22 2009); CNN and London Golf Club '449th').
What’s in the bag
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