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Sunday 7 July 2013European TourYear in Review
McDowell wins Alstom Open de France
Le Golf National, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 July 2013 · Graeme McDowell’s win no. 9 on the European Tour · purse €3,000,000 EUR · Alstom
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 47 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/13°C · wind 13 km/h W, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/15°C · wind 11 km/h N, gusts 20 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/13°C · wind 13 km/h NE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/17°C · wind 19 km/h NE, gusts 38 · 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
- Richard Sterne RSA · 279Tied for the lead entering the final round; bogeyed the 12th, 16th and 17th for a 71 and finished four back. Magnificent McDowell in Parisian paradise - Irish Golf Desk
156 started, 65 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Alstom Open de France
Le Golf National (Albatros Course), Le Golf National, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Graeme McDowell
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Irish Golf Desk
7 July 2013
Merion doesn’t seem all that long ago. That was motivation for me. Missing the cut at the Irish Open was motivation for me.
Irish Golf Desk
7 July 2013
The golfing gods were looking down on me and figured it was my day. I will take that and run.
Associated Press via ESPN
7 July 2013
The last 12, 13 holes yesterday, I felt the old juices kind of starting to flow again,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graeme McDowell | 69 · 69 · 70 · 67 | 275 | −9 |
| 2 | Richard Sterne | 68 · 69 · 71 · 71 | 279 | −5 |
| T3 | Eduardo De La Riva | 72 · 67 · 72 · 69 | 280 | −4 |
| T3 | Graeme Storm | 70 · 68 · 73 · 69 | 280 | −4 |
| 5 | Simon Dyson | 70 · 68 · 72 · 71 | 281 | −3 |
| T6 | Jamie Donaldson | 70 · 70 · 71 · 71 | 282 | −2 |
| T6 | Richard Green | 69 · 70 · 70 · 73 | 282 | −2 |
| T8 | Gareth Maybin | 71 · 73 · 71 · 68 | 283 | −1 |
| T8 | Stephen Gallacher | 68 · 70 · 75 · 70 | 283 | −1 |
| T8 | Thomas Bjørn | 68 · 69 · 74 · 72 | 283 | −1 |
| T8 | Søren Kjeldsen | 69 · 68 · 73 · 73 | 283 | −1 |
| T8 | David Howell | 69 · 71 · 69 · 74 | 283 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1979-07-30, Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2002; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 9; majors to date: 1; world No. 9 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, week 27 2013)).
What’s in the bag
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