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Sunday 14 September 2014European TourYear in Review
Casey wins KLM Open
Kennemer Golf & Country Club, Zandvoort, Netherlands · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 September 2014 · Paul Casey’s win no. 13 on the European Tour · purse €1,800,000 EUR · KLM
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 27 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 40° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/13°C · wind 22 km/h NNE, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/13°C · wind 22 km/h NE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/15°C · wind 22 km/h NE, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/14°C · wind 19 km/h NE, gusts 32 · 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
- Simon Dyson ENG · 267bidding for a fourth KLM Open title, closed with a 65 and birdied the 18th but finished one behind as Casey parred in Paul Casey wins KLM Open after 66 - ESPN (AP)
156 started, 76 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
KLM Open
Kennemer Golf & Country Club, Kennemer Golf & Country Club, Zandvoort, Netherlands
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Paul Casey
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
14 September 2014
First tournament as a dad and first win as a dad,
Scottish Golf View (European Tour Communications)
14 September 2014
I got to the last three holes and I thought I really want this, not that he is old enough to understand.
Scottish Golf View (European Tour Communications)
14 September 2014
It’s frightening how much I like it here. The minute I get off the plane I feel up for it and I fancy it, ever since my first win in 2006.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Casey | 68 · 70 · 62 · 66 | 266 | −14 |
| 2 | Simon Dyson | 70 · 66 · 66 · 65 | 267 | −13 |
| 3 | Andy Sullivan | 67 · 68 · 66 · 67 | 268 | −12 |
| 4 | Eddie Pepperell | 69 · 68 · 66 · 66 | 269 | −11 |
| T5 | Johan Carlsson | 70 · 67 · 70 · 63 | 270 | −10 |
| T5 | Pablo Larrazábal | 68 · 62 · 75 · 65 | 270 | −10 |
| T5 | Joost Luiten | 65 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 270 | −10 |
| T5 | Romain Wattel | 67 · 65 · 64 · 74 | 270 | −10 |
| T9 | Oliver Fisher | 70 · 66 · 70 · 65 | 271 | −9 |
| T9 | Richie Ramsay | 69 · 65 · 65 · 72 | 271 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1977-07-21, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England; ENG; turned pro 2000; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 13; world No. 88 that week (OWGR rankBefore 88 per OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet