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Sunday 9 September 2012European TourYear in Review
Hanson wins KLM Open
Hilversumsche Golf Club, Hilversum, Netherlands · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 September 2012 · Peter Hanson’s win no. 5 on the European Tour · purse €1,800,000 EUR · KLM
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 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 42° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/11°C · wind 15 km/h W, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/12°C · wind 19 km/h WSW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/13°C · wind 8 km/h WSW, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/12°C · wind 14 km/h SSE, gusts 28 · 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
- Pablo Larrazábal ESP · 268led by one late on but bogeyed the 16th, then Hanson holed a long eagle putt at the par-5 18th; closed with 70 Peter Hanson - Wikipedia
- Richie Ramsay SCO · 268closed with 67 to share second, two behind after Hanson's eagle at the last Peter Hanson wins KLM Open - ESPN (AP)
156 started, 72 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
KLM Open
Hilversumsche Golf Club, Hilversumsche Golf Club, Hilversum, Netherlands
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Peter Hanson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
9 September 2012
It has been an up and down week with my little son ill in hospital, so it just puts golf in to perspective.
Associated Press via ESPN
9 September 2012
I had been on the phone every hour to my wife, and she was the one convincing me to stay.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Hanson | 66 · 66 · 67 · 67 | 266 | −14 |
| T2 | Richie Ramsay | 71 · 66 · 64 · 67 | 268 | −12 |
| T2 | Pablo Larrazábal | 69 · 65 · 64 · 70 | 268 | −12 |
| 4 | Scott Jamieson | 68 · 64 · 66 · 71 | 269 | −11 |
| T5 | Henrik Stenson | 68 · 70 · 64 · 69 | 271 | −9 |
| T5 | Gonzalo Fdez-Castano | 67 · 65 · 66 · 73 | 271 | −9 |
| T5 | Graeme Storm | 63 · 66 · 69 · 73 | 271 | −9 |
| T8 | Gregory Bourdy | 69 · 68 · 69 · 66 | 272 | −8 |
| T8 | Anders Hansen | 70 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 272 | −8 |
| T8 | Richard Sterne | 70 · 68 · 66 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
| T8 | Nicolas Colsaerts | 70 · 65 · 67 · 70 | 272 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1977-10-04, Svedala, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1998; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 34 that week (OWGR rankBefore 34 (rankAfter 23) per OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet