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Sunday 26 August 2012European TourYear in Review
Lawrie wins Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles
Gleneagles, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 August 2012 · Paul Lawrie’s win no. 8 on the European Tour · purse £1,400,000 GBP · Johnnie Walker
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/12°C · wind 17 km/h SW, gusts 38 · 2.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/11°C · wind 8 km/h SSE, gusts 22 · 4.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/11°C · wind 10 km/h NNE, gusts 26 · 2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R415°/9°C · wind 11 km/h E, gusts 27 · 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
- Brett Rumford AUS · 276closed with 68 for his best finish in two years but finished four behind Lawrie, who led by one entering the final round Paul Lawrie wins Johnnie Walker by 4 - ESPN (AP)
156 started, 67 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles
Gleneagles, PGA Centenary Course, Gleneagles, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Paul Lawrie
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
26 August 2012
It feels pretty good to be Johnnie Walker champion and it's been probably one of the best ball-striking weeks of my career,
Associated Press via ESPN
26 August 2012
Confidence-wise the last six weeks has not been easy and I have not played as well as I did at the start of the year,
Associated Press via ESPN
26 August 2012
So I will be going to my second Ryder Cup playing nicely and hitting it lovely and I'm looking forward to it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Lawrie | 68 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Brett Rumford | 67 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Fredrik Andersson Hed | 73 · 69 · 70 · 65 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Maarten Lafeber | 68 · 73 · 67 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Romain Wattel | 74 · 68 · 63 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Francesco Molinari | 68 · 72 · 71 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Richie Ramsay | 69 · 71 · 70 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Colin Montgomerie | 72 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Stephen Gallacher | 75 · 67 · 65 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Peter Whiteford | 72 · 69 · 71 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Paul Waring | 71 · 67 · 72 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Thomas Bjørn | 70 · 71 · 68 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 72 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1969-01-01, Aberdeen, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 1986; age 43 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 1; world No. 34 that week (OWGR rankBefore 34 per OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet