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Saturday 9 June 2012European TourYear in Review
Westwood wins Nordea Masters
Bro Hof Slott Golf Club, Upplands-Bro, Stockholm County, Sweden · Wednesday 6 to Saturday 9 June 2012 · Lee Westwood’s win no. 22 on the European Tour · purse €1,500,000 EUR · Nordea · played Wednesday to Saturday to give players time to travel to the following week's U.S. Open
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
18 h 09 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 54° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/5°C · wind 11 km/h WSW, gusts 28 · 2.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/4°C · wind 8 km/h SW, gusts 17 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/6°C · wind 13 km/h S, gusts 28 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/9°C · wind 11 km/h WNW, gusts 24 · 5.1 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
- Ross Fisher ENG · 274Found water and made double bogey at the 13th; three closing birdies gave him outright second, five behind. Westwood wins Nordea Masters by 5 shots (AP) - Fox Sports
156 started, 75 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Nordea Masters
Bro Hof Slott Golf Club, Bro Hof Slott Golf Club, Upplands-Bro, Stockholm County, Sweden
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lee Westwood
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via Fox Sports
9 June 2012
They are staying in the bag, I am going to take a lot of positives to San Francisco. I have played really well here this week. You don't win by five shots not playing well.
Associated Press via Fox Sports
9 June 2012
I missed a few short putts on the front nine, but I had a lot of chances and when there was pressure on me, I made a great eagle at the 12th hole.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Westwood | 68 · 64 · 68 · 69 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Ross Fisher | 70 · 68 · 65 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Sergio Garcia | 69 · 69 · 70 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Mikko Ilonen | 70 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Peter Hanson | 67 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| 6 | Joakim Lagergren | 70 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Richard Sterne | 69 · 67 · 73 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Jeev Milkha Singh | 73 · 66 · 68 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Felipe Aguilar | 69 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Ignacio Garrido | 67 · 69 · 73 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Pelle Edberg | 69 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Grégory Havret | 70 · 69 · 68 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Alex Noren | 74 · 66 · 66 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1973-04-24, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1993; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 22; majors to date: 0; world No. 3 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, week 23 2012); AP: 'highest-ranked player in the field at No. 3').
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet