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Sunday 28 March 2010European TourYear in Review
Oosthuizen wins Open de Andalucía de Golf
Parador de Málaga Golf, Málaga, Spain · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 March 2010 · Louis Oosthuizen’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €1,000,000 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
12 h 14 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/14°C · wind 13 km/h SSW, gusts 37 · 3.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/12°C · wind 10 km/h NW, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/12°C · wind 14 km/h NNW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/13°C · wind 10 km/h ESE, gusts 28 · 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
- Peter Whiteford SCO · 266Picked up five shots in eight holes around the turn, then missed a 12-foot birdie chance at the 14th and three-putted the 15th; closed with 66 to share second, three behind. Louis Oosthuizen seals maiden Tour win in Andalucia - BBC Sport
- Richard Finch ENG · 266Closed with a 67 to share second, three behind. Louis Oosthuizen seals maiden Tour win in Andalucia - BBC Sport
144 started, 82 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Open de Andalucía de Golf
Parador de Málaga Golf, Parador de Málaga Golf, Málaga, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Louis Oosthuizen
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
28 March 2010
Unbelievable - that was my goal two months ago,
BBC Sport
28 March 2010
I was quite nervous down the stretch and very nervous on the 18th tee. I just decided to hit it as hard as I could.
BBC Sport
28 March 2010
Then I discovered it missing before I went to practice and the one I had to use for the last two days was rubbish. I'll get a replacement now.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louis Oosthuizen | 67 · 63 · 66 · 67 | 263 | −17 |
| T2 | Peter Whiteford | 69 · 64 · 67 · 66 | 266 | −14 |
| T2 | Richard Finch | 68 · 65 · 66 · 67 | 266 | −14 |
| T4 | Francesco Molinari | 68 · 68 · 65 · 67 | 268 | −12 |
| T4 | Robert Coles | 69 · 65 · 63 · 71 | 268 | −12 |
| T6 | James Morrison | 71 · 63 · 70 · 65 | 269 | −11 |
| T6 | Jamie Donaldson | 67 · 69 · 67 · 66 | 269 | −11 |
| T6 | Joost Luiten | 66 · 69 · 68 · 66 | 269 | −11 |
| T6 | Gonzalo Fdez-Castano | 68 · 66 · 67 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| T6 | Søren Kjeldsen | 65 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| T6 | Gabriel Canizares | 69 · 64 · 65 · 71 | 269 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1982-10-19, Mossel Bay, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2002; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 60 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 13, 2010) from OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet