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Sunday 13 May 2012European TourYear in Review
Santos wins Madeira Islands Open - Portugal
Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra, Santo da Serra, Madeira, Portugal · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 May 2012 · Ricardo Santos’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €675,000 EUR
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 40 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 76° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/14°C · wind 8 km/h SW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/15°C · wind 6 km/h SW, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/16°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 41 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/15°C · wind 15 km/h NE, gusts 45 · 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
- Magnus Carlsson SWE · 270Closed with a 67 but Santos came from four strokes back with a final-round 63 to win by four. Ricardo Santos wins Madeira Islands - ESPN (Associated Press)
156 started, 70 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Madeira Islands Open - Portugal
Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra, Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra, Santo da Serra, Madeira, Portugal
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ricardo Santos
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (Associated Press)
13 May 2012
To win my first European Tour event in my own country is very special. It was a sensational round and definitely the best of my career.
ESPN (Associated Press)
13 May 2012
It was amazing to have the crowds here supporting me. It would be difficult to imagine a better win than this.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricardo Santos | 68 · 67 · 68 · 63 | 266 | −22 |
| 2 | Magnus Carlsson | 66 · 66 · 71 · 67 | 270 | −18 |
| 3 | Andreas Harto | 67 · 71 · 66 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | John Parry | 71 · 70 · 65 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Mikael Lundberg | 69 · 70 · 64 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Oliver Wilson | 66 · 65 · 72 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Joakim Lagergren | 66 · 66 · 70 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Carlos Del Moral | 69 · 67 · 63 · 73 | 272 | −16 |
| T9 | Alastair Forsyth | 69 · 68 · 70 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T9 | David Dixon | 68 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1982-09-07, Faro, Portugal; POR; turned pro 2006; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 306 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile / event page)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet