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Sunday 30 May 2010European TourYear in Review
Donald wins Madrid Masters
Real Sociedad Hipica Espanola Club de Campo, Spain · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 May 2010 · Luke Donald’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse €1,500,000 EUR
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 40 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/12°C · wind 13 km/h WNW, gusts 30 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/12°C · wind 7 km/h NNE, gusts 24 · 2.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/10°C · wind 9 km/h NNW, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/12°C · wind 9 km/h NNW, gusts 29 · 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
- Rhys Davies WAL · 268Shared the overnight lead; birdied the 15th and 16th but Donald's eagle at the 16th put him one ahead, and both parred in. Luke Donald pips Rhys Davies to Madrid Masters title - BBC Sport
156 started, 77 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Madrid Masters
Real Sociedad Hipica Espanola Club de Campo, Real Sociedad Hipica Espanola Club de Campo, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Luke Donald
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Scottish Golf View (AOL Golf News Service)
30 May 2010
The money is secondary. It's been a while since I won and to put last week behind me makes me very proud.
BBC Sport
30 May 2010
The way I played means a lot to me. The eagle was huge because Rhys put a lot of pressure on me. It's happiness and relief - definitely some relief.
BBC Sport
30 May 2010
On the 16th I thought I might keep the momentum, but he threw in an eagle to be fair to him.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Donald | 65 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 267 | −21 |
| 2 | Rhys Davies | 65 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 268 | −20 |
| 3 | Francesco Molinari | 67 · 70 · 65 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| 4 | Graeme McDowell | 68 · 68 · 70 · 65 | 271 | −17 |
| 5 | Robert Rock | 70 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Stephen Gallacher | 69 · 73 · 66 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Peter Lawrie | 71 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Jamie Donaldson | 65 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| 9 | Oliver Wilson | 70 · 71 · 70 · 65 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | Grégory Havret | 68 · 74 · 69 · 66 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Robert-Jan Derksen | 71 · 71 · 67 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Simon Dyson | 70 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Brett Rumford | 67 · 71 · 71 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Fabrizio Zanotti | 71 · 72 · 65 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Alvaro Quiros | 69 · 70 · 64 · 74 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1977-12-07, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England; ENG; turned pro 2001; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 13 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, week 22 2010); BBC: jumps from 13th to ninth).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet