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Sunday 1 September 2013European TourYear in Review
Bourdy wins ISPS Handa Wales Open
Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, Wales · Thursday 29 August to Sunday 1 September 2013 · Gregory Bourdy’s win no. 4 on the European Tour · purse £1,800,000 GBP · ISPS Handa
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 19 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 46° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/13°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 39 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/16°C · wind 25 km/h WSW, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/10°C · wind 20 km/h NNW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/9°C · wind 22 km/h W, gusts 42 · 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
- Peter Uihlein USA · 278led by three entering the final round; needed a birdie at the 18th to force a playoff but three-putted for bogey and closed with 72 Gregory Bourdy wins in Wales by 2 - ESPN (AP)
156 started, 73 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
ISPS Handa Wales Open
Celtic Manor Resort, Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, Wales
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Gregory Bourdy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
1 September 2013
It was an amazing round and I made an amazing finish with those three birdies in a row, so I am very happy,
Associated Press via ESPN
1 September 2013
I will remember the finish on this great course for a long time. A lot of great moments have been here.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gregory Bourdy | 67 · 72 · 70 · 67 | 276 | −8 |
| 2 | Peter Uihlein | 69 · 70 · 67 · 72 | 278 | −6 |
| 3 | Søren Kjeldsen | 69 · 74 · 70 · 66 | 279 | −5 |
| T4 | John Parry | 71 · 69 · 73 · 68 | 281 | −3 |
| T4 | Joost Luiten | 73 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 281 | −3 |
| T6 | Damien McGrane | 70 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 282 | −2 |
| T6 | Graeme Storm | 72 · 67 · 72 · 71 | 282 | −2 |
| T8 | Paul McGinley | 70 · 69 · 77 · 67 | 283 | −1 |
| T8 | Seve Benson | 76 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 283 | −1 |
| T8 | Gonzalo Fdez-Castano | 70 · 75 · 69 · 69 | 283 | −1 |
| T8 | Simon Wakefield | 70 · 74 · 70 · 69 | 283 | −1 |
| T8 | Brett Rumford | 72 · 69 · 72 · 70 | 283 | −1 |
| T8 | Anders Hansen | 71 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 283 | −1 |
| T8 | Mikko Korhonen | 71 · 70 · 70 · 72 | 283 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1982-04-25, Bordeaux, France; FRA; turned pro 2003; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 173 that week (OWGR rankBefore 173 (rankAfter 118) per OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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