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Sunday 31 May 2015European TourYear in Review
Kjeldsen wins Dubai Duty Free Irish Open
Royal County Down Golf Club, County Down, Northern Ireland · Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 May 2015 · Søren Kjeldsen’s win no. 4 on the European Tour · purse €2,500,000 EUR · Dubai Duty Free
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 31 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R112°/7°C · wind 28 km/h W, gusts 50 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R212°/7°C · wind 26 km/h WNW, gusts 47 · 2.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R311°/6°C · wind 32 km/h SSW, gusts 50 · 8.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R412°/7°C · wind 31 km/h W, gusts 58 · 4.4 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
- Eddie Pepperell ENG · 282set the clubhouse target of two under with a bogey-free 69, then lost the playoff on the first extra hole (18th) to Kjeldsen's birdie Soren Kjeldsen wins Irish Open - ESPN
- Bernd Wiesberger AUT · 282missed from eight feet for birdie on the 72nd hole in a closing 73, then lost the playoff on the first extra hole Soren Kjeldsen wins Irish Open - ESPN
156 started, 67 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Dubai Duty Free Irish Open
Royal County Down Golf Club (Championship Course), Royal County Down Golf Club, County Down, Northern Ireland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Søren Kjeldsen
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN
31 May 2015
With turning 40 [a fortnight ago] you wonder was that it? Now I am standing here and it's pretty remarkable really.
ESPN
31 May 2015
I was leaking shots left, right and centre but made a great up and down on 15 and the three-wood second shot in the play-off was pretty special.
ESPN
31 May 2015
It's like I am dreaming but I don't want anyone to wake me up,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Søren Kjeldsen | 69 · 70 · 67 · 76 | 282 | −2 |
| T2 | Eddie Pepperell | 74 · 72 · 67 · 69 | 282 | −2 |
| T2 | Bernd Wiesberger | 72 · 67 · 70 · 73 | 282 | −2 |
| T4 | Tyrrell Hatton | 73 · 66 · 70 · 74 | 283 | −1 |
| T4 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 71 · 68 · 69 · 75 | 283 | −1 |
| T6 | Danny Willett | 69 · 76 · 71 · 68 | 284 | E |
| T6 | Andy Sullivan | 74 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 284 | E |
| T8 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 71 · 72 · 70 · 72 | 285 | +1 |
| T8 | Maximilian Kieffer | 67 · 76 · 65 · 77 | 285 | +1 |
| T10 | Thongchai Jaidee | 72 · 74 · 70 · 70 | 286 | +2 |
| T10 | Richard Green | 72 · 72 · 70 · 72 | 286 | +2 |
| T10 | Bradley Dredge | 72 · 70 · 71 · 73 | 286 | +2 |
| T10 | Anthony Wall | 72 · 71 · 69 · 74 | 286 | +2 |
| T10 | Niclas Fasth | 71 · 73 · 67 · 75 | 286 | +2 |
| T10 | Richie Ramsay | 72 · 67 · 70 · 77 | 286 | +2 |
The golfer
born 1975-05-17, Aalborg, Denmark; DEN; turned pro 1995; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 303 that week (OWGR rankBefore for Dubai Duty Free Irish Open 2015 (303 -> 105) per OWGR player profile; ESPN also says 'Ranked 303rd in the world entering the week').
What’s in the bag
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