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Sunday 21 March 2010European TourYear in Review
Davies wins Trophée Hassan II
Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 March 2010 · Rhys Davies’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €1,300,000 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
11 h 58 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/18°C · wind 14 km/h SSE, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/17°C · wind 17 km/h ESE, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/17°C · wind 12 km/h E, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/16°C · wind 25 km/h ESE, gusts 45 · 7.6 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
- Louis Oosthuizen RSA · 268Led by two entering the final round after back-to-back 64s, retook the lead with an eagle at the 12th, but bogeyed the 14th and 15th and closed with a 70. Welshman Rhys Davies records maiden Tour win in Morocco - BBC Sport
104 started, 65 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Trophée Hassan II
Royal Golf Dar Es Salam (Red and Blue courses), Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rhys Davies
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
21 March 2010
I didn't really think very much out there. It was all a bit of a blur,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhys Davies | 68 · 64 · 68 · 66 | 266 | −25 |
| 2 | Louis Oosthuizen | 70 · 64 · 64 · 70 | 268 | −23 |
| T3 | Mikko Ilonen | 71 · 69 · 67 · 66 | 273 | −18 |
| T3 | Ignacio Garrido | 67 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 273 | −18 |
| T3 | Thomas Aiken | 67 · 68 · 67 · 71 | 273 | −18 |
| T3 | Thomas Levet | 69 · 65 · 68 · 71 | 273 | −18 |
| T7 | Christian Nilsson | 71 · 68 · 70 · 66 | 275 | −16 |
| T7 | Robert Rock | 71 · 67 · 67 · 70 | 275 | −16 |
| T7 | Danny Willett | 73 · 67 · 64 · 71 | 275 | −16 |
| T10 | Peter Lawrie | 66 · 70 · 73 · 67 | 276 | −15 |
| T10 | Gareth Maybin | 72 · 69 · 66 · 69 | 276 | −15 |
| T10 | Francesco Molinari | 66 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 276 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1985-05-28, Edinburgh, Scotland; WAL; turned pro 2007; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 121 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 12, 2010) from OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet