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Sunday 26 July 2015European TourYear in Review
Willett wins Omega European Masters
Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club, Crans-Montana, Switzerland · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 July 2015 · Danny Willett’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse €2,700,000 EUR · Omega
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/14°C · wind 6 km/h NNW, gusts 27 · 14.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/12°C · wind 7 km/h S, gusts 31 · 8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/8°C · wind 9 km/h WNW, gusts 42 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/6°C · wind 5 km/h WNW, gusts 55 · 4.5 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
- Matt Fitzpatrick ENG · 264overnight leader led by one at the turn, then bogeyed the 11th as Willett birdied 13, 14 and 15 to go ahead Willett scales Swiss peaks - Asian Golf Industry Federation
156 started, 71 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Omega European Masters
Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club, Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club, Crans-Montana, Switzerland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Danny Willett
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Asian Golf Industry Federation
26 July 2015
Matt was snapping at my heels all day, so I'm delighted to get the job done. I kept really calm all day, and just waited for the chances to come.
Asian Golf Industry Federation
26 July 2015
Having a lag putt is almost trickier than trying to hole one sometimes, so I was pretty relieved to see it stop a foot or two from the hole.
Asian Golf Industry Federation
26 July 2015
I played to win but Danny just went one better, so you have to take your hat off to him.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Willett | 65 · 62 · 71 · 65 | 263 | −17 |
| 2 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 69 · 65 · 64 · 66 | 264 | −16 |
| 3 | Tyrrell Hatton | 65 · 68 · 70 · 62 | 265 | −15 |
| 4 | Pelle Edberg | 65 · 72 · 66 · 63 | 266 | −14 |
| 5 | Anirban Lahiri | 67 · 67 · 70 · 64 | 268 | −12 |
| 6 | Sergio Garcia | 69 · 70 · 66 · 64 | 269 | −11 |
| T7 | Florian Fritsch | 70 · 66 · 70 · 64 | 270 | −10 |
| T7 | Raphael Jacquelin | 68 · 64 · 68 · 70 | 270 | −10 |
| 9 | Rikard Karlberg | 65 · 67 · 74 · 65 | 271 | −9 |
| T10 | Robert Dinwiddie | 70 · 68 · 71 · 63 | 272 | −8 |
| T10 | Kristoffer Broberg | 68 · 69 · 70 · 65 | 272 | −8 |
| T10 | Richie Ramsay | 70 · 66 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
| T10 | Marcus Kinhult | 65 · 66 · 73 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
| T10 | Richard Green | 65 · 67 · 71 · 69 | 272 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1987-10-03, Sheffield, England; ENG; turned pro 2008; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 32 that week (OWGR rankBefore for Omega European Masters 2015 (32 -> 24) per OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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