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Sunday 22 February 2015European TourYear in Review
Lahiri wins Hero Indian Open
Delhi Golf Club, New Delhi, Delhi, India · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 February 2015 · Anirban Lahiri’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse US$1,500,000 USD · Hero
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 12 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/17°C · wind 25 km/h ESE, gusts 43 · 1.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/19°C · wind 19 km/h E, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/17°C · wind 18 km/h NW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/17°C · wind 22 km/h WNW, gusts 42 · 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
- S.S.P. Chawrasia IND · 277Led by seven strokes over Lahiri entering the final round, closed with a 76 (five bogeys and a double bogey) in the wind, then lost the playoff on the first extra hole after his tee shot finished under branches. New Delhi, 22-02-2015 (Lahiri wins Hero Indian Open) - Professional Golf Tour of India
132 started, 68 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Hero Indian Open
Delhi Golf Club, Delhi Golf Club, New Delhi, Delhi, India
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Anirban Lahiri
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Professional Golf Tour of India
22 February 2015
The new Hero Indian Open winner? That has a nice ring to it. I'm shocked. I really didn't think that I will be in this position considering the way S.S.P. and Siddikur have been playing.
Professional Golf Tour of India
22 February 2015
That chip-in was easily the shot of the day. It was magical when it went in,
Professional Golf Tour of India
22 February 2015
I am proud of myself for hanging in there to make the playoff and there is always a next time. Anirban is a great friend and he played well to win the playoff.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anirban Lahiri | 73 · 65 · 70 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
| 2 | S.S.P. Chawrasia | 65 · 67 · 69 · 76 | 277 | −7 |
| T3 | Mithun Perera | 67 · 72 · 70 · 69 | 278 | −6 |
| T3 | Joakim Lagergren | 65 · 71 · 73 · 69 | 278 | −6 |
| T3 | Prayad Marksaeng | 68 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 278 | −6 |
| T3 | Marcus Fraser | 69 · 70 · 67 · 72 | 278 | −6 |
| T7 | Romain Wattel | 70 · 74 · 67 · 68 | 279 | −5 |
| T7 | Richard McEvoy | 70 · 67 · 72 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
| T7 | Siddikur Rahman | 65 · 68 · 70 · 76 | 279 | −5 |
| 10 | Paul Peterson | 69 · 68 · 71 · 72 | 280 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1987-06-29, Pune, India; IND; turned pro 2007; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 39 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 8, 2015) from OWGR player profile API; PGTI also states 'his current world ranking of 39').
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet