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Sunday 19 May 2013European TourYear in Review
Uihlein wins Madeira Islands Open – Portugal – BPI
Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra, Santo António da Serra, Madeira, Portugal · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 May 2013 · Peter Uihlein’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €600,000 EUR · BPI
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 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 77° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R114°/11°C · wind 15 km/h N, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R214°/12°C · wind 19 km/h N, gusts 50 · 2.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R314°/12°C · wind 12 km/h NNE, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R415°/11°C · wind 13 km/h NNE, gusts 37 · 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
- Morten Ørum Madsen DEN · 275Stood 15 under on the 18th tee after eight birdies but double-bogeyed the last to fall into a tie for second. First victory for Uihlein in Madeira - Golf Circus
- Mark Tullo CHI · 275Third-round leader; made a hole-in-one at the 4th but four bogeys in a closing 71 left him two back. Peter Uihlein takes Madeira Islands (AP) - ESPN
156 started, 70 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Madeira Islands Open – Portugal – BPI
Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra, Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra, Santo António da Serra, Madeira, Portugal
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Peter Uihlein
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Circus
19 May 2013
When you’re struggling, it’s one of those things, you hate it when it happens but it’s almost the best thing that could happen to you.
Associated Press via ESPN
19 May 2013
You grow up quick out here and that was the main reason I came over.
Golf Circus
19 May 2013
I could have won this tournament. I had three bogeys from 100 yards today which hurt a lot, but hats off to Peter.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Uihlein | 72 · 64 · 69 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Morten Ørum Madsen | 72 · 69 · 67 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Mark Tullo | 67 · 69 · 68 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| 4 | Craig Lee | 67 · 68 · 70 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T5 | Seve Benson | 74 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T5 | Rhys Davies | 74 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T5 | Richard Bland | 66 · 75 · 70 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T5 | Roope Kakko | 70 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Jamie Elson | 72 · 71 · 70 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Christophe Brazillier | 70 · 68 · 74 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Jose-Filipe Lima | 73 · 71 · 66 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1989-08-29, New Bedford, Massachusetts; USA; turned pro 2011; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 246 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, week 20 2013)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet