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Sunday 25 August 2013European TourYear in Review
Fleetwood wins Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles
Gleneagles, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 August 2013 · Tommy Fleetwood’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £1,400,000 GBP · Johnnie Walker
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 07 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/14°C · wind 16 km/h ENE, gusts 35 · 1.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/13°C · wind 11 km/h SE, gusts 32 · 2.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/13°C · wind 8 km/h WSW, gusts 22 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/11°C · wind 6 km/h S, gusts 16 · 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
- Stephen Gallacher SCO · 270recovered from a triple-bogey 7 at the 11th, eagled the 18th to join the playoff, then parred the first extra hole Tommy Fleetwood wins Gleneagles - ESPN (AP)
- Ricardo Gonzalez ARG · 270shared the 54-hole lead, closed with 70 and parred the first playoff hole as Fleetwood birdied Tommy Fleetwood wins Gleneagles - ESPN (AP)
156 started, 72 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles
Gleneagles (PGA Centenary Course), Gleneagles, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tommy Fleetwood
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
25 August 2013
It's just unbelievable as it's been a lifetime goal to win on the European Tour. I'm sure there will be bigger and better goals in my career but this feels absolutely amazing right now.
Associated Press via ESPN
25 August 2013
She was diagnosed with cancer a couple of weeks ago. So given her condition, this week is pretty special.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Fleetwood | 68 · 65 · 67 · 70 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | Stephen Gallacher | 71 · 68 · 64 · 67 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | Ricardo Gonzalez | 65 · 65 · 70 · 70 | 270 | −18 |
| T4 | Scott Henry | 72 · 65 · 67 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Bernd Wiesberger | 65 · 66 · 72 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T6 | Emiliano Grillo | 71 · 66 · 69 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T6 | Paul Waring | 75 · 63 · 67 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T6 | Brett Rumford | 66 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| 9 | Thorbjørn Olesen | 71 · 68 · 66 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T10 | Mikko Korhonen | 71 · 69 · 67 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | David Drysdale | 71 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | Richie Ramsay | 69 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | Shane Lowry | 68 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1991-01-19, Southport, Merseyside, England; ENG; turned pro 2010; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 277 that week (OWGR rankBefore 277 (rankAfter 162) per OWGR player profile events table).
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