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Sunday 8 September 2013European TourYear in Review
Bjørn wins Omega European Masters
Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club, Crans-Montana, Switzerland · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 September 2013 · Thomas Bjørn’s win no. 14 on the European Tour · purse €2,200,000 EUR · Omega · final round suspended about 30 minutes for fog
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 42 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/12°C · wind 5 km/h NNE, gusts 26 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/11°C · wind 5 km/h ESE, gusts 24 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/9°C · wind 5 km/h ESE, gusts 33 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/10°C · wind 4 km/h WNW, gusts 29 · 23.2 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
- Craig Lee SCO · 264led by two after a third-round 61, had a 20-foot putt for the win lip out on the 72nd hole, then lost to Bjorn's birdie on the first playoff hole Thomas Bjorn wins Euro Masters - ESPN (AP)
156 started, 68 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
Omega European Masters
Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club, Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club, Crans-Montana, Switzerland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Thomas Bjørn
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
8 September 2013
It was to be my week. I have got a long love relationship with this golf course.
Associated Press via ESPN
8 September 2013
He was unfortunate not to hole that. I have had one lip out to get a playoff in a major championship.
Associated Press via ESPN
8 September 2013
I was lucky. You just have to say thank you when that happens,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Bjørn | 66 · 66 · 67 · 65 | 264 | −20 |
| 2 | Craig Lee | 71 · 65 · 61 · 67 | 264 | −20 |
| 3 | Victor Dubuisson | 68 · 65 · 66 · 66 | 265 | −19 |
| 4 | Alejandro Cañizares | 69 · 65 · 65 · 67 | 266 | −18 |
| T5 | Ross Fisher | 71 · 69 · 63 · 66 | 269 | −15 |
| T5 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | 65 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| T7 | Grégory Havret | 68 · 69 · 70 · 63 | 270 | −14 |
| T7 | Brooks Koepka | 68 · 66 · 69 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| T9 | Thongchai Jaidee | 68 · 69 · 70 · 65 | 272 | −12 |
| T9 | Stephen Gallacher | 67 · 65 · 72 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T9 | Tommy Fleetwood | 65 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 272 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1971-02-18, Silkeborg, Denmark; DEN; turned pro 1993; age 42 that week; tour wins to date: 14; majors to date: 0; world No. 66 that week (OWGR rankBefore 66 (rankAfter 44) per OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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