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Sunday 9 June 2013European TourYear in Review
Luiten wins Lyoness Open powered by Greenfinity
Diamond Country Club, Atzenbrugg, Austria · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 June 2013 · Joost Luiten’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse €1,000,000 EUR · Lyoness
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 65° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/13°C · wind 10 km/h N, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/13°C · wind 11 km/h NNW, gusts 25 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/13°C · wind 10 km/h N, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/13°C · wind 17 km/h SE, gusts 37 · 0.4 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
- Thomas Bjørn DEN · 273Followed a third-round 64 with a 68, birdieing the 18th for outright second, but never got closer than two shots. Joost Luiten holds off Thomas Bjorn to win Lyoness Open in Austria - The Guardian (PA)
151 started, 71 made it
Same week
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Diamond Country Club, Diamond Country Club, Atzenbrugg, Austria
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Joost Luiten
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Guardian (Press Association)
9 June 2013
I started off with a bogey but I hit the ball nicely so I just wanted to focus on that: hit the greens, two-putt and make the others chase me.
The Guardian (Press Association)
9 June 2013
It's always nice to finish par, par and hold the trophy.
Associated Press via ESPN
9 June 2013
At that time I wanted to play on, but I think it was good to have a break,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joost Luiten | 65 · 68 · 67 · 71 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Thomas Bjørn | 71 · 70 · 64 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T3 | Liang Wen-Chong | 67 · 72 · 69 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Romain Wattel | 68 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Paul Waring | 67 · 67 · 72 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Jorge Campillo | 70 · 67 · 66 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
| 7 | Eduardo De La Riva | 69 · 65 · 69 · 73 | 276 | −12 |
| 8 | Gregory Bourdy | 70 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| 9 | Lee Slattery | 71 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Graeme Storm | 66 · 74 · 71 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Shiv Kapur | 68 · 72 · 71 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Alexander Levy | 66 · 75 · 68 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Lorenzo Gagli | 72 · 67 · 68 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1986-01-07, Bleiswijk, Netherlands; NED; turned pro 2006; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 137 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, week 23 2013); AP 'from 137th').
What’s in the bag
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