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Sunday 31 July 2011European TourYear in Review
Dyson wins Irish Open
Killarney Golf & Fishing Club, Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland · Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 July 2011 · Simon Dyson’s win no. 5 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
15 h 19 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).
- R118°/13°C · wind 17 km/h N, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/12°C · wind 10 km/h NNE, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/12°C · wind 21 km/h S, gusts 48 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/13°C · wind 15 km/h WSW, gusts 39 · 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
- Richard Green AUS · 270led by one with two to play after birdieing the 16th, but three-putted the 72nd from 50 feet (missed a 10-footer coming back) to lose by one and miss a playoff Dyson polishes off opposition in Ireland - Al Jazeera (Reuters)
150 started, 71 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Irish Open
Killarney Golf & Fishing Club, Killarney Golf & Fishing Club, Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Simon Dyson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Reuters via Al Jazeera
31 July 2011
After my finish in the Open it made me think, yes, I am a good player. I proved it to myself again today with a great finish.
Reuters via Al Jazeera
31 July 2011
I thought I had a one-shot lead coming into the last hole and I think seeing Simon on 15 (under-par) added that bit of pressure on the first putt. I hit it too hard.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Dyson | 70 · 65 · 67 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| 2 | Richard Green | 67 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| 3 | Stephen Gallacher | 71 · 66 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| 4 | Bernd Wiesberger | 67 · 69 · 71 · 66 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Alexandre Kaleka | 65 · 75 · 66 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | Ignacio Garrido | 69 · 65 · 72 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | Soren Hansen | 67 · 66 · 72 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T8 | Lorenzo Gagli | 68 · 69 · 73 · 65 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Peter Lawrie | 70 · 66 · 70 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | David Howell | 69 · 69 · 64 · 73 | 275 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1977-12-21, York, England; ENG; turned pro 1999; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 67 that week (OWGR rankBefore 67 (rankAfter 48) per OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet