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Sunday 12 October 2014European TourYear in Review
Levy wins Portugal Masters
Oceânico Victoria Golf Course, Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 October 2014 · Alexander Levy’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse €2,000,000 EUR · weather: thunderstorms and waterlogged greens cut the event to 54 holes on Friday, then rain on Sunday ended it at 36 holes; third round abandoned after one hole for the leaders
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 08 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°/19°C · wind 19 km/h SW, gusts 45 · 8.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/16°C · wind 14 km/h WSW, gusts 35 · 7.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/13°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 48 · 11.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/15°C · wind 28 km/h W, gusts 60 · 3.8 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
- Nicolas Colsaerts BEL · 127opened with a 60, narrowly missing the European Tour's first 59, but a second-round 67 left him three behind when the event was cut to 36 holes Alexander Levy wins Portugal Masters - Golf Monthly
126 started, 67 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Portugal Masters
Oceânico Victoria Golf Course, Oceânico Victoria Golf Course, Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Alexander Levy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN; also Golf Monthly
12 October 2014
I played only four shots at the weekend and I won the tournament, but the most important thing is I have the trophy in my hand.
Associated Press via ESPN
12 October 2014
If at the start of the year you had said I would win two tournaments I would say 'never!' to you,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Levy | 63 · 61 | 124 | −18 |
| 2 | Nicolas Colsaerts | 60 · 67 | 127 | −15 |
| 3 | Felipe Aguilar | 65 · 64 | 129 | −13 |
| T4 | Romain Wattel | 67 · 64 | 131 | −11 |
| T4 | Richard Bland | 66 · 65 | 131 | −11 |
| T4 | Morten Ørum Madsen | 65 · 66 | 131 | −11 |
| T7 | Chris Wood | 68 · 64 | 132 | −10 |
| T7 | Danny Willett | 65 · 67 | 132 | −10 |
| T7 | Michael Hoey | 65 · 67 | 132 | −10 |
| T7 | Scott Jamieson | 63 · 69 | 132 | −10 |
| T7 | Gregory Bourdy | 67 · 65 | 132 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1990-08-01, Orange, California, U.S.; FRA; turned pro 2011; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 110 that week (OWGR rankBefore 110 (rankAfter 74) per OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet