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Sunday 1 April 2012European TourYear in Review
Olesen wins Sicilian Open
Verdura Golf & Spa Resort, Sciacca, Sicily, Italy · Thursday 29 March to Sunday 1 April 2012 · Thorbjørn Olesen’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
12 h 27 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/11°C · wind 11 km/h NE, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/12°C · wind 15 km/h WNW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/12°C · wind 19 km/h NW, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/12°C · wind 13 km/h WSW, 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
- Chris Wood ENG · 274Equalled the course record with a closing 64 and drew level when Olesen bogeyed the 13th, but Olesen birdied the 14th and parred in to win by one. Thorbjorn Olesen wins Sicilian Open - ESPN (Associated Press)
144 started, 65 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Sicilian Open
Verdura Golf & Spa Resort, Verdura Golf & Spa Resort, Sciacca, Sicily, Italy
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Thorbjørn Olesen
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Monthly
1 April 2012
It feels amazing. I had three seconds last year, so to finally get my first win is great.
Golf Monthly
1 April 2012
I was definitely a bit nervous. I was just trying to focus on one shot at a time, but that's very difficult to do because your mind keeps thinking of other things.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thorbjørn Olesen | 68 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Chris Wood | 67 · 71 · 72 · 64 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Søren Kjeldsen | 65 · 72 · 71 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Nicolas Colsaerts | 67 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| 5 | Jose Manuel Lara | 69 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Anthony Wall | 69 · 72 · 71 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Shane Lowry | 67 · 70 · 74 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Andrew Parr | 71 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Alvaro Velasco | 67 · 74 · 70 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Tano Goya | 65 · 73 · 72 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1989-12-21, Hareskovby, Furesø Municipality, Denmark; DEN; turned pro 2008; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 154 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile / event page)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet