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Sunday 30 June 2013European TourYear in Review
Casey wins the Irish Open
Carton House, Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 June 2013 · Paul Casey’s win no. 12 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
16 h 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/11°C · wind 19 km/h W, gusts 41 · 5.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/12°C · wind 26 km/h W, gusts 54 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/12°C · wind 21 km/h W, gusts 46 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/12°C · wind 28 km/h WSW, gusts 54 · 0.8 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
- Joost Luiten NED · 277Third-round leader; closed with a 74 to share second, three back. Paul Casey wins Irish Open (AP) - ESPN
- Robert Rock ENG · 277Birdied the last two holes for a 71 to tie for second, three behind. Casey takes a giant step in Ireland - Irish Golf Desk
156 started, 72 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
The Irish Open
Carton House (Montgomerie Course), Carton House, Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Paul Casey
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Irish Golf Desk
1 July 2013
I’m looking at some of my mates hitting great golf shots, and I’m thinking to myself, I can’t see myself doing that right now, and I don’t have the confidence to do that, and that eats you.
Irish Golf Desk
1 July 2013
Always wanted a grandstand finish; got one. Never holed a putt like that to win a tournament. I feel over the moon.
Associated Press via ESPN
30 June 2013
This almost feels like a first win again,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Casey | 68 · 72 · 67 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Robert Rock | 69 · 66 · 71 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Joost Luiten | 67 · 70 · 66 · 74 | 277 | −11 |
| 4 | Pablo Larrazábal | 69 · 69 · 66 · 75 | 279 | −9 |
| T5 | Gareth Shaw | 73 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Shane Lowry | 67 · 70 · 74 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 69 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Alvaro Quiros | 72 · 68 · 68 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | José María Olazábal | 68 · 69 · 71 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Danny Willett | 73 · 68 · 71 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Peter Lawrie | 72 · 71 · 67 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Jamie Donaldson | 69 · 71 · 69 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Alejandro Cañizares | 71 · 69 · 69 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Peter Whiteford | 71 · 68 · 69 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1977-07-21, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England; ENG; turned pro 2000; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 12; majors to date: 0; world No. 169 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, week 26 2013); AP 'arrived in Ireland ranked 169th').
What’s in the bag
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