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Sunday 12 July 2015European TourYear in Review
Fowler wins Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open
Gullane Golf Club, Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 July 2015 · purse £3,250,000 GBP · Aberdeen Asset Management
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 54 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/9°C · wind 19 km/h W, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/12°C · wind 20 km/h SSW, gusts 37 · 2.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/14°C · wind 26 km/h SW, gusts 41 · 2.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/12°C · wind 27 km/h WSW, gusts 45 · 1 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
- Matt Kuchar USA · 269shot 68 and was on the range preparing for a playoff when Fowler birdied the 18th to win by one Rickie Fowler wins Scottish Open with final-round 68 - ESPN (Associated Press)
- Raphael Jacquelin FRA · 269needed an eagle 2 at the 18th to force a playoff; his approach spun back to a foot and he closed with a 70 Rickie Fowler wins Scottish Open with final-round 68 - ESPN (Associated Press)
156 started, 83 made it
Same week
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Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open
Gullane Golf Club, Gullane Golf Club, Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rickie Fowler
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (Associated Press)
12 July 2015
To win on a links golf course, my favorite style of golf, in Scotland and the week before The Open and going to St. Andrews, the home of golf, is great timing,
ESPN (Associated Press)
12 July 2015
I told him I would see if I could take care of the first leg of it,
ESPN (Associated Press)
12 July 2015
I can definitely get used to having more of these,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rickie Fowler | 66 · 68 · 66 · 68 | 268 | −12 |
| T2 | Matt Kuchar | 66 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| T2 | Raphael Jacquelin | 68 · 67 · 64 · 70 | 269 | −11 |
| T4 | Marc Warren | 70 · 67 · 69 · 64 | 270 | −10 |
| T4 | Eddie Pepperell | 70 · 66 · 65 · 69 | 270 | −10 |
| T4 | Joost Luiten | 71 · 63 · 66 · 70 | 270 | −10 |
| T7 | Luke Donald | 69 · 67 · 69 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
| T7 | Ross Fisher | 70 · 65 · 68 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
| T7 | Daniel Brooks | 64 · 65 · 69 · 73 | 271 | −9 |
| T10 | Rikard Karlberg | 67 · 71 · 70 · 64 | 272 | −8 |
| T10 | Y.E. Yang | 68 · 67 · 70 · 67 | 272 | −8 |
| T10 | David Howell | 68 · 70 · 66 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
| T10 | Victor Dubuisson | 70 · 66 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
| T10 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | 69 · 65 · 68 · 70 | 272 | −8 |
| T10 | Russell Knox | 67 · 68 · 66 · 71 | 272 | −8 |
| T10 | Tommy Fleetwood | 67 · 66 · 67 · 72 | 272 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1988-12-13, Murrieta, California; USA; turned pro 2009; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 9 that week (OWGR rankBefore for Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open 2015 (9 -> 5) per OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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