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Sunday 11 October 2015European TourYear in Review
Fitzpatrick wins British Masters supported by Sky Sports
Woburn Golf Club, near Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 October 2015 · Matt Fitzpatrick’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £3,000,000 GBP · Sky Sports
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 30° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/6°C · wind 13 km/h W, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R216°/5°C · wind 8 km/h ESE, gusts 16 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R314°/6°C · wind 16 km/h ENE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R414°/7°C · wind 17 km/h NE, gusts 34 · 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
- Søren Kjeldsen DEN · 271level with Fitzpatrick late on, he hit his tee shot behind a tree on the 16th and bogeyed as Fitzpatrick birdied the 15th and 17th Matthew Fitzpatrick wins British Masters for first pro title - ESPN (AP)
- Fabrizio Zanotti PAR · 271began the day one shot off the lead; five birdies and three bogeys in a 69, including a bogey at the 18th Fitzpatrick wins maiden title at British Masters - The Peninsula (AFP)
- Shane Lowry IRL · 271closing 67 with five birdies came from too far back Fitzpatrick wins maiden title at British Masters - The Peninsula (AFP)
120 started, 72 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
British Masters supported by Sky Sports
Woburn Golf Club, Woburn Golf Club, near Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Matt Fitzpatrick
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (Associated Press)
11 October 2015
A wire-to-wire victory is unbelievable for me, I really feel that is an amazing achievement. I dreamt of doing it but I never thought I would be good enough.
The Peninsula (AFP)
12 October 2015
It's an unbelievable feeling and it's not going to sink in for a little bit.
The Peninsula (AFP)
12 October 2015
I want to thank my parents as well, they've been fantastic and my little brother too.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 64 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 269 | −15 |
| T2 | Shane Lowry | 66 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 271 | −13 |
| T2 | Fabrizio Zanotti | 68 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| T2 | Søren Kjeldsen | 65 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| T5 | Marcus Fraser | 66 · 73 · 67 · 67 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Mike Lorenzo-Vera | 70 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Luke Donald | 67 · 72 · 65 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 67 · 67 · 67 · 72 | 273 | −11 |
| T9 | Oliver Fisher | 68 · 70 · 71 · 65 | 274 | −10 |
| T9 | Chris Wood | 69 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| T9 | Julien Quesne | 70 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T9 | Anthony Wall | 68 · 71 · 66 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1994-09-01, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England; ENG; turned pro 2014; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 111 that week (OWGR rankBefore for British Masters supported by Sky Sports 2015 (111 -> 59) per OWGR player profile).
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