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Sunday 28 July 2013European TourYear in Review
Hoey wins M2M Russian Open
Tseleevo Golf & Polo Club, near Moscow, Russia · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 July 2013 · Michael Hoey’s win no. 5 on the European Tour · purse €1,000,000 EUR · M2M
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
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The name over time
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The ones it got away from
- Alexandre Kaleka FRA · 276made five birdies before bogeying the 18th for a 68, four shots back Hungry Hoey claims fifth European Tour win - Irish Golf Desk
- Matthew Nixon ENG · 276came home in 33 for a 69, finishing with a birdie putt of about 80 feet at the 18th, four shots back Hungry Hoey claims fifth European Tour win - Irish Golf Desk
108 started, 68 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
M2M Russian Open
Tseleevo Golf & Polo Club, Tseleevo Golf & Polo Club, near Moscow, Russia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Michael Hoey
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Irish Golf Desk
28 July 2013
I am not the most consistent player in the world but when I get into these positions I usually do okay.
Irish Golf Desk
28 July 2013
It was tough for me today because when you have a five shot lead your natural instinct is to defend the lead,
Irish Golf Desk
28 July 2013
It’s pretty amazing to think that I have won five European Tour titles. It is a great feeling to win and every time you do it you just want more and more.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Hoey | 70 · 67 · 65 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Alexandre Kaleka | 70 · 67 · 71 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Matthew Nixon | 69 · 70 · 68 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| 4 | Joachim B Hansen | 72 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Grégory Havret | 72 · 70 · 70 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Liang Wen-Chong | 67 · 70 · 75 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Mark Foster | 69 · 69 · 72 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | James Morrison | 68 · 71 · 70 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| 9 | Simon Dyson | 67 · 74 · 71 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Alexander Levy | 72 · 72 · 71 · 67 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Matthew Baldwin | 68 · 69 · 73 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Mikko Korhonen | 69 · 70 · 70 · 73 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1979-02-13, Ballymoney, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2002; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 303 that week (OWGR rankBefore 303 (rankAfter 175) per OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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