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Sunday 24 March 2013European TourYear in Review
Aphibarnrat wins Maybank Malaysian Open
Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 March 2013 · Kiradech Aphibarnrat’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse US$2,750,000 USD · Maybank · weather: shortened to 54 holes after thunderstorms/rain on each of the first three days; final day also suspended (about two to two and a half hours)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 00 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 88° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/25°C · wind 8 km/h E, gusts 22 · 11.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R234°/25°C · wind 7 km/h ENE, gusts 22 · 11.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R333°/25°C · wind 6 km/h ENE, gusts 23 · 8.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R433°/24°C · wind 7 km/h WNW, gusts 23 · 9.1 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
- Edoardo Molinari ITA · 204Closed with a bogey-free 67 to post 12 under, but missed chances on the back nine and missed the 18th fairway; finished one behind. Aphibarnrat wins first European tour title - Al Jazeera
156 started, 73 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Maybank Malaysian Open
Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club, Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Kiradech Aphibarnrat
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Al Jazeera
24 March 2013
During the suspension, I couldn’t eat anything. I was so excited. When I walked out, everything was shaking, even my voice
Al Jazeera
24 March 2013
I’m lucky that I played only 54 holes. Otherwise, I am so tired due to the weather and the golf course.
Al Jazeera
24 March 2013
I felt if I birdied the last I might have won outright because it puts a lot of pressure on the guy coming up behind.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 65 · 68 · 70 | 203 | −13 |
| 2 | Edoardo Molinari | 66 · 71 · 67 | 204 | −12 |
| 3 | Anders Hansen | 66 · 73 · 66 | 205 | −11 |
| T4 | Victor Dubuisson | 67 · 69 · 70 | 206 | −10 |
| T4 | Charl Schwartzel | 67 · 68 · 71 | 206 | −10 |
| T6 | Pablo Larrazábal | 69 · 70 · 68 | 207 | −9 |
| T6 | Mark Foster | 69 · 69 · 69 | 207 | −9 |
| T6 | David Howell | 69 · 68 · 70 | 207 | −9 |
| T6 | Alex Noren | 69 · 68 · 70 | 207 | −9 |
| T6 | Padraig Harrington | 69 · 68 · 70 | 207 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1989-07-23, Bangkok, Thailand; THA; turned pro 2008; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 170 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet