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Sunday 24 June 2012European TourYear in Review
Willett wins BMW International Open
Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof, Pulheim, near Cologne, Germany · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 June 2012 · Danny Willett’s win no. 1 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
16 h 19 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/14°C · wind 16 km/h SE, gusts 32 · 8.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/13°C · wind 24 km/h SW, gusts 58 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/12°C · wind 19 km/h WSW, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/12°C · wind 27 km/h SW, gusts 52 · 8.1 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
- Marcus Fraser AUS · 277Bogeyed the 72nd hole to fall into a tie, then lost at the fourth playoff hole after lipping out from 30 feet and missing a four-footer coming back. Danny Willett secures first European Tour victory in Cologne - BBC Sport
156 started, 70 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
BMW International Open
Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof, Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof, Pulheim, near Cologne, Germany
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Danny Willett
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
24 June 2012
I've had some ups and downs in the last 18 months and I want to thank everybody for their support,
BMW Group press release (2016)
19 April 2016
I will never forget my win in 2012. That first title will always be very special.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Willett | 65 · 70 · 69 · 73 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Marcus Fraser | 64 · 74 · 68 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Paul McGinley | 65 · 70 · 77 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Gonzalo Fdez-Castano | 71 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Chris Wood | 65 · 70 · 70 · 73 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Henrik Stenson | 70 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Marcel Siem | 68 · 71 · 68 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Ross Fisher | 70 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T8 | Thongchai Jaidee | 70 · 71 · 68 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T8 | Thomas Bjørn | 69 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T8 | Joel Sjöholm | 67 · 66 · 72 · 75 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1987-10-03, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; ENG; turned pro 2008; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 204 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, week 25 2012); BBC also calls him 'world number 204').
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet