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Sunday 18 March 2012European TourYear in Review
Quesne wins Open de Andalucía Costa del Sol
Aloha Golf Club, Marbella, Andalusia, Spain · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 March 2012 · Julien Quesne’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €1,000,000 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
11 h 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 52° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/11°C · wind 14 km/h ENE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R214°/10°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/9°C · wind 14 km/h W, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/10°C · wind 13 km/h WNW, 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
- Matteo Manassero ITA · 273
144 started, 70 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Open de Andalucía Costa del Sol
Aloha Golf Club, Aloha Golf Club, Marbella, Andalusia, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Julien Quesne
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Monthly
18 March 2012
It's the best day of my life. I'm very happy. It's very quick for me to win this year.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julien Quesne | 68 · 72 · 67 · 64 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Matteo Manassero | 64 · 73 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| 3 | Eduardo De La Riva | 67 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| 4 | David Lynn | 70 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Raphael Jacquelin | 70 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T5 | Hennie Otto | 67 · 71 · 68 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Jaco Van Zyl | 69 · 71 · 71 · 66 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Shane Lowry | 71 · 72 · 67 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Mark Foster | 69 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | 69 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1980-08-16, Le Mans, France; FRA; turned pro 2003; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 322 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 11, 2012) from OWGR player profile; Scottish Golf View/European Tour report: '322nd in the Official World Golf Ranking').
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet