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Sunday 31 August 2014European TourYear in Review
Otto wins Open d'Italia
Circolo Golf Torino, Fiano, Torino, Italy · Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 August 2014 · Hennie Otto’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse €1,500,000 EUR
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 06 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 53° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/16°C · wind 10 km/h E, gusts 31 · 1.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/19°C · wind 8 km/h SE, gusts 28 · 11.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/18°C · wind 6 km/h SSW, gusts 24 · 4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/18°C · wind 7 km/h SSE, gusts 28 · 2.4 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 Howell ENG · 270opened his final round with an eagle and added seven birdies for a 63 to set the clubhouse lead at 18 under, but Otto parred in bogey-free Hennie Otto wins Open D'Italia - Golf Monthly
156 started, 73 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Open d'Italia
Circolo Golf Torino, Circolo Golf Torino, Fiano, Torino, Italy
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Hennie Otto
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN; also Golf Monthly
31 August 2014
Golf is not perfect and to come back after the operations and win in my second week, I will take that any day.
Associated Press via ESPN
31 August 2014
Today wasn't easy because the guys played so well with some of them trying to get The Ryder Cup spots. I really hope Stevie makes it -- he deserves it and has proved himself this week.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hennie Otto | 67 · 62 · 71 · 68 | 268 | −20 |
| 2 | David Howell | 73 · 67 · 67 · 63 | 270 | −18 |
| 3 | Stephen Gallacher | 72 · 65 · 69 · 65 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Joost Luiten | 69 · 68 · 70 · 65 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Richie Ramsay | 67 · 69 · 66 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| 6 | Bernd Wiesberger | 66 · 66 · 71 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Andreas Harto | 70 · 69 · 70 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Simon Dyson | 71 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Lee Slattery | 70 · 68 · 67 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Ross Fisher | 69 · 66 · 70 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1976-06-25, Boksburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1998; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 160 that week (OWGR rankBefore 160 per OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet