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Sunday 27 April 2014European TourYear in Review
Levy wins Volvo China Open
Genzon Golf Club, Shenzhen, China · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 April 2014 · Alexander Levy’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse CN¥20,000,000 CNY · Volvo
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 47 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 81° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/22°C · wind 19 km/h ESE, gusts 41 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/22°C · wind 17 km/h ESE, gusts 41 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/22°C · wind 12 km/h ESE, gusts 26 · 2.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/21°C · wind 14 km/h N, gusts 31 · 4.6 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
- Tommy Fleetwood ENG · 273Birdied the first three holes and the 17th to get within one after Levy's double bogey at the 15th, then bogeyed the 18th as Levy birdied the last two. Alexander Levy wins China Open - ESPN (Associated Press)
156 started, 68 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo China Open
Genzon Golf Club, Genzon Golf Club, Shenzhen, China
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Alexander Levy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Asian Golf Industry Federation
28 April 2014
On the golf course I was only thinking about my job, and that’s why I’ve got the trophy in my hands.
Associated Press (via ESPN)
27 April 2014
You need to enjoy and have the smile.
Associated Press (via ESPN)
27 April 2014
We aim for wins, but today I didn't really have a chance. I had to play outstanding golf, but Alex has led from Friday, and that's one of the hardest things you can do,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Levy | 68 · 62 · 70 · 69 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Tommy Fleetwood | 70 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| 3 | Alvaro Quiros | 67 · 68 · 68 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
| 4 | Francesco Molinari | 70 · 70 · 69 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T5 | Anders Hansen | 73 · 68 · 73 · 63 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Henrik Stenson | 71 · 70 · 71 · 65 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Ian Poulter | 69 · 74 · 67 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 70 · 70 · 71 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Michael Hoey | 69 · 72 · 69 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Andrew Sullivan | 71 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Simon Dyson | 67 · 71 · 69 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Mikko Ilonen | 69 · 68 · 67 · 74 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1990-08-01, Orange, California, U.S.; FRA; turned pro 2011; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 282 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile)).
What’s in the bag
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