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Sunday 24 July 2011European TourYear in Review
Noren wins Nordea Masters
Bro Hof Slott Golf Club, Stockholm, Sweden · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 July 2011 · Alex Noren’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse €1,500,000 EUR · Nordea
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
17 h 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/14°C · wind 17 km/h NNE, gusts 46 · 6.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/17°C · wind 22 km/h NE, gusts 49 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/17°C · wind 18 km/h ESE, gusts 42 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/15°C · wind 24 km/h SSE, gusts 55 · 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
- Richard Finch ENG · 280the only player to break par in the windy final round (69) despite a triple-bogey six at the island-green 17th; finished seven behind Alexander Noren wins Nordea Masters - Golf Monthly
151 started, 65 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Nordea Masters
Bro Hof Slott Golf Club, Bro Hof Slott Golf Club, Stockholm, Sweden
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Alex Noren
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Monthly
24 July 2011
I'm so relieved. I've never seen wind like this in Sweden. Every hole was super tough and even downwind it was hard to choose the clubs.
Golf Monthly
24 July 2011
For 17 holes it's the best round of golf I've ever played - absolutely delighted. It was a tough day.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Noren | 67 · 66 · 63 · 77 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Richard Finch | 69 · 72 · 70 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| 3 | Niklas Lemke | 68 · 72 · 70 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T4 | Pablo Martin | 69 · 72 · 69 · 74 | 284 | −4 |
| T4 | Scott Hend | 69 · 70 · 71 · 74 | 284 | −4 |
| T6 | Dustin Johnson | 73 · 71 · 67 · 74 | 285 | −3 |
| T6 | Jeev Milkha Singh | 70 · 71 · 69 · 75 | 285 | −3 |
| T6 | S.Y. Noh | 73 · 68 · 69 · 75 | 285 | −3 |
| T6 | Bubba Watson | 71 · 67 · 69 · 78 | 285 | −3 |
| T10 | Tano Goya | 71 · 70 · 70 · 75 | 286 | −2 |
| T10 | John Parry | 68 · 73 · 70 · 75 | 286 | −2 |
| T10 | Jamie Donaldson | 73 · 70 · 67 · 76 | 286 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1982-07-12, Stockholm, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 2005; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 92 that week (OWGR rankBefore 92 (rankAfter 70) per OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet