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Sunday 4 July 2010European TourYear in Review
Jiménez wins Alstom Open de France
Le Golf National, Guyancourt, France · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 July 2010 · Miguel Ángel Jiménez’s win no. 17 on the European Tour · purse €3,000,000 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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/15°C · wind 15 km/h SSW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/20°C · wind 15 km/h SSW, gusts 39 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/16°C · wind 14 km/h NNW, gusts 40 · 10.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/13°C · wind 11 km/h NW, gusts 24 · 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
- Alejandro Cañizares ESP · 273Tied after 72 holes; went twice into the lake at the first extra hole (18th) and lost the three-way playoff. Qualified for The Open as leading non-exempt player. Jimenez rallies to win three-way play-off for French Open - Scottish Golf View (AOL Golf News Service)
- Francesco Molinari ITA · 273Tied after 72 holes; bunkered off the tee at the first extra hole, laid up and holed from 18 feet for bogey, beaten by Jiménez's par. Jimenez rallies to win three-way play-off for French Open - Scottish Golf View (AOL Golf News Service)
, 81 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Alstom Open de France
Le Golf National, Le Golf National, Guyancourt, France
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | 71 · 69 · 66 · 67 | 273 | −11 |
| T2 | Francesco Molinari | 69 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 273 | −11 |
| T2 | Alejandro Cañizares | 66 · 66 · 73 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| 4 | Rory McIlroy | 68 · 71 · 69 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
| 5 | Danny Willett | 72 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 276 | −8 |
| T6 | Oliver Wilson | 68 · 71 · 71 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| T6 | Mark Foster | 76 · 63 · 70 · 68 | 277 | −7 |
| T6 | Peter Hanson | 68 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 277 | −7 |
| T6 | Gregory Bourdy | 68 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 277 | −7 |
| T6 | Martin Kaymer | 66 · 67 · 71 · 73 | 277 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1964-01-05, Málaga, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1982; age 46 that week; tour wins to date: 17; majors to date: 0; world No. 50 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, week 27 2010)).
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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