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Sunday 4 September 2011European TourYear in Review
Bjørn wins Omega European Masters
Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club, Crans-Montana, Switzerland · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 September 2011 · Thomas Bjørn’s win no. 13 on the European Tour · purse €2,000,000 EUR · Omega
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 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/12°C · wind 6 km/h SW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/12°C · wind 6 km/h SW, gusts 41 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/9°C · wind 7 km/h SE, gusts 31 · 1.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/12°C · wind 6 km/h SE, gusts 26 · 42.2 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
- Martin Kaymer GER · 268closed with a 65 but parred his last ten holes as Bjørn's closing 62 overtook the field; finished four back Björn wins Crans-Montana Masters - swissinfo.ch
156 started, 68 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Omega European Masters
Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club, Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club, Crans-Montana, Switzerland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Thomas Bjørn
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf365 (recalled before the 2012 event)
29 August 2012
To shoot 62 on the last day was just remarkable, especially coming off a win at the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles.
Golf365 (recalled before the 2012 event)
29 August 2012
My finish in Crans was unbelievable; you almost feel like you're losing your chance and then all of a sudden you go bang, bang, bang – birdie, birdie, birdie.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Bjørn | 68 · 68 · 66 · 62 | 264 | −20 |
| 2 | Martin Kaymer | 65 · 70 · 68 · 65 | 268 | −16 |
| T3 | Jaco Van Zyl | 67 · 68 · 70 · 64 | 269 | −15 |
| T3 | Rory McIlroy | 65 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 269 | −15 |
| T3 | Jamie Donaldson | 68 · 66 · 65 · 70 | 269 | −15 |
| T6 | Fredrik Andersson Hed | 70 · 70 · 66 · 64 | 270 | −14 |
| T6 | David Lynn | 68 · 68 · 69 · 65 | 270 | −14 |
| T6 | Lee Westwood | 67 · 69 · 64 · 70 | 270 | −14 |
| T9 | Alejandro Cañizares | 66 · 71 · 70 · 64 | 271 | −13 |
| T9 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | 70 · 68 · 67 · 66 | 271 | −13 |
| T9 | Alex Noren | 69 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 271 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1971-02-18, Silkeborg, Denmark; DEN; turned pro 1993; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 13; majors to date: 0; world No. 59 that week (OWGR rankBefore 59 (rankAfter 28) per OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet