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Sunday 6 September 2015European TourYear in Review
Slattery wins M2M Russian Open
Skolkovo Golf Club, Moscow, Russia · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 September 2015 · Lee Slattery’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse €1,000,000 EUR · M2M
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
Daylight needs a date and a place.
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Tano Goya ARG · 270took the lead mid-round when Slattery bogeyed the 6th, but dropped shots at the 13th and 15th; his birdie at the last was one short after Slattery's chip-in birdie at the 17th M2M Russian Open: Talking points - Golf Monthly
138 started, 71 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
M2M Russian Open
Skolkovo Golf Club, Skolkovo Golf Club, Moscow, Russia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lee Slattery
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf365 (quoting espn.co.uk)
6 September 2015
That chip in was massive.
Golf365 (quoting espn.co.uk)
6 September 2015
Having to ask a lot of promoters for invites, it's been a difficult year. I forgot what it was like to write letters.
Golf Monthly
7 September 2015
After how I started the year, this tournament gave me a real taste of it again.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Slattery | 66 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 269 | −15 |
| 2 | Tano Goya | 68 · 67 · 67 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| 3 | David Horsey | 67 · 70 · 66 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T4 | Michael Hoey | 71 · 66 · 71 · 64 | 272 | −12 |
| T4 | James Heath | 70 · 66 · 71 · 65 | 272 | −12 |
| T4 | Pablo Martin Benavides | 68 · 67 · 70 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| T4 | Oskar Henningsson | 69 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T8 | Jake Roos | 68 · 74 · 68 · 63 | 273 | −11 |
| T8 | Ben Evans | 67 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 273 | −11 |
| T8 | Craig Lee | 67 · 69 · 66 · 71 | 273 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1978-08-03, Southport, Merseyside, England; ENG; turned pro 1998; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 381 that week (OWGR rankBefore for M2M Russian Open 2015 (381 -> 197) per OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet