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Sunday 25 March 2012European TourYear in Review
Hoey wins Trophée Hassan II
Golf du Palais Royal, Agadir, Morocco · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 March 2012 · Michael Hoey’s win no. 4 on the European Tour · purse €1,500,000 EUR · wind: several players completed the third round on Sunday morning
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 08 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R133°/18°C · wind 20 km/h ENE, gusts 46 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/22°C · wind 37 km/h E, gusts 82 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/19°C · wind 11 km/h SSW, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/18°C · wind 9 km/h NNE, gusts 30 · 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
- Damien McGrane IRL · 274Started the final round tied for the lead and traded the lead with Hoey on the back nine, but bogeyed the 17th as Hoey made three birdies in four holes; closed with a 70. Hassan II win for Hoey - Sky Sports
126 started, 71 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Trophée Hassan II
Golf du Palais Royal, Golf du Palais Royal, Agadir, Morocco
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Michael Hoey
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Sky Sports
25 March 2012
I've been working hard with my coach and my swing is more consistent and obviously my putting has been brilliant, I've got a nice team and a big thanks to my wife who travels with me.
Sky Sports
25 March 2012
I knew it was going to be tough, I'm surprised Damien bogeyed 17 and I thought it would be a little bit tighter towards the end
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Hoey | 74 · 67 · 65 · 65 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Damien McGrane | 65 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Jamie Donaldson | 72 · 68 · 74 · 61 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Robert Coles | 73 · 70 · 65 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Phillip Price | 68 · 66 · 72 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Keith Horne | 69 · 70 · 70 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Edoardo Molinari | 68 · 70 · 71 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Matteo Manassero | 69 · 70 · 65 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Pablo Larrazábal | 74 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Ignacio Garrido | 69 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Hennie Otto | 69 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | James Kingston | 70 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Jose Manuel Lara | 70 · 65 · 70 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1979-02-13, Ballymoney, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2002; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 98 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile / event page)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet