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Sunday 1 July 2012European TourYear in Review
Donaldson wins the Irish Open
Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland · Thursday 28 June to Sunday 1 July 2012 · Jamie Donaldson’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €2,000,000 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
17 h 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/14°C · wind 20 km/h SSE, gusts 46 · 17 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R216°/12°C · wind 24 km/h SSW, gusts 51 · 7.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R314°/12°C · wind 28 km/h SW, gusts 50 · 4.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R414°/12°C · wind 26 km/h WNW, gusts 47 · 2.4 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
- Anthony Wall ENG · 274Started the final round one behind Donaldson, made a triple-bogey eight at the 2nd after driving out of bounds and finished four back. Donaldson wins from the front - Irish Golf Desk
- Rafa Cabrera Bello ESP · 274Closed with 66 and charged, but a bogey from the rough at the 17th ended his challenge. Jamie Donaldson wins The Irish Open - Golf Monthly
- Fabrizio Zanotti PAR · 274Closed with 66 to share second, four behind. Jamie Donaldson wins Irish Open by 4 shots (AP) - Fox News
156 started, 70 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
The Irish Open
Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce Links), Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jamie Donaldson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Irish Golf Desk
2 July 2012
This win means the world to me, especially after going close a few times in the past.
Associated Press via Fox News
1 July 2012
We haven't actually talked about fees, That could be interesting.
Associated Press via Fox News
1 July 2012
I didn't look at the leaderboard all day. I just felt really good out there. It's just been a case of keeping going. I knew that what I was doing was right.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Donaldson | 68 · 67 · 69 · 66 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | Fabrizio Zanotti | 69 · 71 · 68 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 71 · 67 · 70 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Anthony Wall | 67 · 71 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Mikael Lundberg | 69 · 66 · 75 · 65 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Mark Foster | 66 · 67 · 73 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | David Drysdale | 70 · 70 · 70 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Craig Lee | 73 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Padraig Harrington | 67 · 67 · 72 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | Ross Fisher | 68 · 71 · 72 · 66 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Rory McIlroy | 70 · 69 · 71 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Simon Dyson | 67 · 72 · 71 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Mikko Ilonen | 66 · 72 · 72 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Francesco Molinari | 70 · 67 · 73 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Paul Waring | 69 · 65 · 73 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1975-10-19, Pontypridd, Wales; WAL; turned pro 2000; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 116 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, week 26 2012)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet