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Sunday 22 September 2013European TourYear in Review
Quesne wins Open d'Italia Lindt
Golf Club Torino La Mandria, Turin, Italy · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 September 2013 · Julien Quesne’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse €1,500,000 EUR · Lindt
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/12°C · wind 9 km/h WNW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/13°C · wind 9 km/h SSE, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/12°C · wind 8 km/h WSW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/16°C · wind 7 km/h SSE, gusts 27 · 1.2 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
- David Higgins IRL · 277finished one shot behind after Quesne came home in 31 with birdies at 17 (chip-in set-up) and 18 Quesne wins Italian Open for second title - The Peninsula (Reuters)
- Steve Webster ENG · 277finished one shot behind after Quesne came home in 31 with birdies at 17 and 18 Quesne wins Italian Open for second title - The Peninsula (Reuters)
145 started, 75 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Open d'Italia Lindt
Golf Club Torino La Mandria, Golf Club Torino La Mandria, Turin, Italy
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Julien Quesne
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Peninsula (Reuters)
24 September 2013
I am very proud of this back nine. My attitude was very good this week and I think this is the key,
The Peninsula (Reuters)
24 September 2013
To enjoy a second win on the European Tour is like a dream for me.
The Peninsula (Reuters)
24 September 2013
I am surprised to be here. The flags were very difficult all week so it was very difficult to make birdies and easy to make some bogeys.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julien Quesne | 70 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Steve Webster | 67 · 69 · 73 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | David Higgins | 67 · 69 · 73 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Fredrik Andersson Hed | 73 · 67 · 71 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Emiliano Grillo | 70 · 72 · 68 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Felipe Aguilar | 69 · 66 · 72 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Nicolas Colsaerts | 65 · 71 · 70 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Robert-Jan Derksen | 71 · 69 · 71 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Alvaro Quiros | 71 · 67 · 73 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Seve Benson | 68 · 70 · 72 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Romain Wattel | 71 · 72 · 66 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Hennie Otto | 71 · 67 · 70 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Marcus Fraser | 66 · 71 · 68 · 74 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1980-08-16, Le Mans, France; FRA; turned pro 2003; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 229 that week (OWGR rankBefore 229 (rankAfter 135) per OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet