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Sunday 11 May 2014European TourYear in Review
Brooks wins Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI
Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra, Madeira, Portugal · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 May 2014 · Daniel Brooks’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €600,000 EUR · BPI · fog: shortened to 36 holes after a series of fog delays; play suspended on the final day after caddie Iain McGregor died, resumed at 18:00 local time
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 35 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 75° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/14°C · wind 18 km/h NE, gusts 47 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/13°C · wind 17 km/h NE, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/13°C · wind 17 km/h NE, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/13°C · wind 15 km/h NE, gusts 44 · 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
- Scott Henry SCO · 135Birdied the last three holes to force a playoff, then three-putted for bogey on the first extra hole. Daniel Brooks wins Madeira Open - ESPN (Associated Press)
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Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI
Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra, Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra, Madeira, Portugal
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Daniel Brooks
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (via ESPN)
11 May 2014
It's horrible what happened out there so my condolences go out to all of his family.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Brooks | 68 · 67 | 135 | −9 |
| 2 | Scott Henry | 67 · 68 | 135 | −9 |
| T3 | Fabrizio Zanotti | 70 · 68 | 138 | −6 |
| T3 | Antonio Hortal | 69 · 69 | 138 | −6 |
| T3 | Julien Guerrier | 69 · 69 | 138 | −6 |
| T3 | Jordi Garcia Pinto | 69 · 69 | 138 | −6 |
| T7 | Mike Lorenzo-Vera | 71 · 68 | 139 | −5 |
| T7 | Johan Edfors | 70 · 69 | 139 | −5 |
| T7 | Martin Wiegele | 69 · 70 | 139 | −5 |
| T10 | Steven Tiley | 72 · 68 | 140 | −4 |
| T10 | Jose-Filipe Lima | 69 · 71 | 140 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1987-01-05, Basildon, England; ENG; turned pro 2007; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 529 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile and event page)).
What’s in the bag
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