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Sunday 8 February 2015European TourYear in Review
Lahiri wins Maybank Malaysian Open
Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club, Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 February 2015 · Anirban Lahiri’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse US$3,000,000 USD · Maybank
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 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/24°C · wind 12 km/h ENE, gusts 33 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/24°C · wind 11 km/h NE, gusts 34 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/23°C · wind 10 km/h ENE, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/23°C · wind 13 km/h ENE, gusts 32 · 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
- Bernd Wiesberger AUT · 273Led by two entering the final round but closed with a 74, leaving his birdie putt short on the par-5 18th that would have forced a playoff. Anirban Lahiri wins Malaysian Open - ESPN (AP)
156 started, 74 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Maybank Malaysian Open
Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club, Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club, Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Anirban Lahiri
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (AP)
8 February 2015
I don't think it has sunk in yet. But I'm pretty sure when it does, I'll be pretty happy.
ESPN (AP)
8 February 2015
That's definitely one of my targets. I don't know how far I've moved up (the rankings), but I'm pretty confident now with this win I should have a good chance.
ESPN (AP)
8 February 2015
It's not good enough to win the tournament. Overall I just didn't play well enough today.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anirban Lahiri | 70 · 72 · 62 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Bernd Wiesberger | 70 · 66 · 63 · 74 | 273 | −15 |
| T3 | Paul Waring | 69 · 68 · 65 · 73 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Alejandro Cañizares | 68 · 65 · 68 · 74 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Gregory Bourdy | 70 · 70 · 68 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Richard T. Lee | 69 · 69 · 68 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Paul Peterson | 72 · 69 · 64 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Lee Westwood | 66 · 67 · 69 · 75 | 277 | −11 |
| 9 | Marc Warren | 70 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| 10 | S.S.P. Chawrasia | 76 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1987-06-29, Pune, India; IND; turned pro 2007; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 73 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 6, 2015) from OWGR player profile API; AP: 'Ranked 73rd heading into this week's event').
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet