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Sunday 11 April 2010European TourYear in Review
Morrison wins Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal
Porto Santo Golfe, Madeira, Portugal · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 April 2010 · James Morrison’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €700,000 EUR · BPI
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 42 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/16°C · wind 27 km/h NE, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/17°C · wind 25 km/h NNE, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/16°C · wind 25 km/h NNE, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/16°C · wind 16 km/h N, gusts 22 · 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
- Oliver Fisher ENG · 269Started six off the lead and shot a bogey-free 65, but Morrison's par-five four at the 603-yard 18th kept him one shot short of a playoff. George Murray delighted to finish third in Madeira - BBC Sport
156 started, 69 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal
Porto Santo Golfe, Porto Santo Golfe, Madeira, Portugal
4 of 5 researched
Winner
James Morrison
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
11 April 2010
I'm overwhelmed. It hasn't really sunk in yet. I'm over the moon
BBC Sport
11 April 2010
I knew I had to make four to win. So I hit a three wood off a downhill lie and it was the best shot of my career because it meant the most.
BBC Sport
11 April 2010
I've got my card for next year. I can play Wentworth, Loch Lomond, I can play all the big events now and who knows what can happen from here?
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Morrison | 67 · 65 · 66 · 70 | 268 | −20 |
| 2 | Oliver Fisher | 67 · 72 · 65 · 65 | 269 | −19 |
| 3 | George Murray | 66 · 67 · 68 · 73 | 274 | −14 |
| 4 | Charles-Edouard Russo | 74 · 66 · 68 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| 5 | Alessandro Tadini | 68 · 71 · 71 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Michael Hoey | 72 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | George Coetzee | 69 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Gary Clark | 69 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Jean-Baptiste Gonnet | 69 · 71 · 73 · 65 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | John Parry | 71 · 66 · 70 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1985-01-24, Chertsey, England; ENG; turned pro 2006; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 356 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 15, 2010) from OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet