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Sunday 14 October 2012European TourYear in Review
Lowry wins Portugal Masters
Oceanico Victoria Golf Course, Vilamoura, Portugal · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 October 2012 · Shane Lowry’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse €2,200,000 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 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/18°C · wind 20 km/h WNW, gusts 43 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/17°C · wind 23 km/h NW, gusts 43 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/14°C · wind 15 km/h NW, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/13°C · wind 26 km/h NW, gusts 48 · 0.5 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 · 271traded the lead with Lowry, bogeyed the 16th, then bogeyed the 18th after Lowry's closing bogey to lose by one Shane Lowry wins Portugal Masters - ESPN (AP)
132 started, 70 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Portugal Masters
Oceanico Victoria Golf Course, Oceanico Victoria Golf Course, Vilamoura, Portugal
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Shane Lowry
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
14 October 2012
I cannot believe this. I can't explain how I feel, really. It's a dream come true; I'm over the moon. I thought this could be my day, and thankfully it is.
Associated Press via ESPN
14 October 2012
Everyone was referring to me as the fellow who won the Irish Open as an amateur, but now I've won such a prestigious event I don't know what to say.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Lowry | 67 · 70 · 67 · 66 | 270 | −14 |
| 2 | Ross Fisher | 65 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
| 3 | Michael Campbell | 68 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| 4 | Bernd Wiesberger | 70 · 65 · 65 · 73 | 273 | −11 |
| 5 | Richard Finch | 70 · 68 · 66 · 70 | 274 | −10 |
| T6 | Raphael Jacquelin | 72 · 70 · 71 · 63 | 276 | −8 |
| T6 | Danny Willett | 70 · 69 · 74 · 63 | 276 | −8 |
| T6 | Jamie Donaldson | 67 · 71 · 72 · 66 | 276 | −8 |
| T6 | George Coetzee | 69 · 73 · 67 · 67 | 276 | −8 |
| T6 | Henrik Stenson | 70 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 276 | −8 |
| T6 | Stephen Gallacher | 65 · 70 · 72 · 69 | 276 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1987-04-02, Mullingar, Ireland; IRL; turned pro 2009; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 128 that week (OWGR rankBefore 128 (rankAfter 74) per OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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