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Sunday 2 August 2015European TourYear in Review
Kakko wins Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI
Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra, Santo da Serra, Madeira, Portugal · Thursday 30 July to Sunday 2 August 2015 · Roope Kakko’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €600,000 EUR · BPI · Originally scheduled for March (week ending 22 March); cancelled because of persistent heavy rain and rescheduled to 30 July - 2 August, opposite the Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 34 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 75° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/17°C · wind 15 km/h NNW, gusts 42 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/18°C · wind 15 km/h N, gusts 45 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/17°C · wind 11 km/h NNE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/17°C · wind 6 km/h NNE, gusts 23 · 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
- Scott Henry SCO · 267opened his closing 66 with three straight birdies but could not match Kakko's 63; runner-up for the second year in a row Roope Kakko wins Madeira Islands Open for first European tour victory - ESPN (Associated Press)
156 started, 65 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI
Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra, Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra, Santo da Serra, Madeira, Portugal
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Roope Kakko
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (Associated Press)
2 August 2015
I came here to try and win this event and change my career so I'm over the moon to have done it. I almost started crying with three holes to go. I was really getting emotional.
Sky Sports
4 August 2015
This is definitely the best moment of my career but I have to say that it really helped me to have won two years ago on the Challenge Tour in Oman.
Sky Sports
4 August 2015
I actually targeted a 67 today and I went a bit lower than that, so that was great.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roope Kakko | 66 · 71 · 64 · 63 | 264 | −24 |
| 2 | Scott Henry | 66 · 70 · 65 · 66 | 267 | −21 |
| 3 | Andrew McArthur | 68 · 70 · 69 · 63 | 270 | −18 |
| T4 | Sebastian Söderberg | 67 · 74 · 66 · 65 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Pontus Widegren | 67 · 66 · 67 · 72 | 272 | −16 |
| 6 | Tom Murray | 70 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T7 | Callum Shinkwin | 68 · 70 · 70 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Björn Åkesson | 71 · 65 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Brandon Stone | 68 · 68 · 66 · 72 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | Ryan Fox | 65 · 73 · 72 · 65 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Fredrik Andersson Hed | 72 · 69 · 68 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Tiago Cruz | 73 · 69 · 65 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1982-02-13, Espoo, Finland; FIN; turned pro 2004; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 514 that week (OWGR rankBefore for Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI 2015 (514 -> 255) per OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet