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Sunday 26 June 2011European TourYear in Review
Larrazábal wins BMW International Open
Golfclub München Eichenried, Eichenried, near Munich, Germany · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 June 2011 · Pablo Larrazábal’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse €2,000,000 EUR · BMW
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 52 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).
- R118°/13°C · wind 13 km/h SW, gusts 27 · 9.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/11°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 39 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/11°C · wind 14 km/h WNW, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/13°C · wind 14 km/h WNW, gusts 27 · 0.4 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
- Sergio Garcia ESP · 272Led by two after a second eagle at the 11th, then made four bogeys in five holes, birdied the 72nd to force a playoff and lost to Larrazábal's birdie at the fifth extra hole. Larrazabal defeats Spanish rival in Munich - Al Jazeera (Reuters)
156 started, 68 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
BMW International Open
Golfclub München Eichenried, Golfclub München Eichenried, Eichenried, near Munich, Germany
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Pablo Larrazábal
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BMW Group press release
26 June 2011
Beating one of my heroes when I was growing up – and in a play-off as well – is just a dream,
BMW Group press release
26 June 2011
Last week we lost my grandad, the captain of the family, and this is for him.
Al Jazeera (Reuters)
26 June 2011
It was a pity one of us had to lose but seventh in the U.S. Open and this, shows my game is coming around.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pablo Larrazábal | 68 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Sergio Garcia | 69 · 71 · 64 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Scott Jamieson | 69 · 69 · 72 · 64 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Joost Luiten | 70 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Retief Goosen | 68 · 69 · 67 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | George Coetzee | 67 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Mark Foster | 68 · 68 · 66 · 72 | 274 | −14 |
| 8 | Robert Coles | 72 · 67 · 65 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Ross Fisher | 71 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Henrik Stenson | 64 · 70 · 73 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Lee Slattery | 67 · 72 · 66 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1983-05-15, Barcelona, Spain; ESP; turned pro 2004; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 180 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile / event page, week 26 2011)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet