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Sunday 10 July 2016European TourYear in Review
Noren wins Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open
Castle Stuart Golf Links, near Inverness, Scotland · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 July 2016 · Alex Noren’s win no. 5 on the European Tour · purse £3,250,000 GBP · Aberdeen Asset Management
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
17 h 17 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/13°C · wind 26 km/h SW, gusts 63 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/13°C · wind 21 km/h WSW, gusts 46 · 1.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/11°C · wind 18 km/h SSE, gusts 36 · 3.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/15°C · wind 19 km/h SW, gusts 40 · 4.8 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
- Tyrrell Hatton ENG · 275birdied the 72nd hole for a closing 69 but finished one behind Noren, who birdied the 12th and 15th to edge clear Alex Noren starts birthday celebrations with Scottish Open win - ESPN (PA Sport)
156 started, 76 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open
Castle Stuart Golf Links, Castle Stuart Golf Links, near Inverness, Scotland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Alex Noren
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (PA Sport)
10 July 2016
This is by far the biggest win. The amount of players that are here, and on a course like this in Scotland, it's only what I dreamt of growing up.
ESPN (PA Sport)
10 July 2016
Thinking about it this morning, how much it would mean, it feels like miles away. And now when it happens, it just feels unbelievable.
ESPN (PA Sport)
10 July 2016
Part of me is slightly disappointed in a way, finishing one short. But I played well. I tried to stay as patient as I can and I find that one of the difficult aspects.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Noren | 70 · 66 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Tyrrell Hatton | 70 · 70 · 66 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Nicolas Colsaerts | 74 · 70 · 66 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Danny Lee | 71 · 66 · 70 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Matteo Manassero | 71 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Richie Ramsay | 72 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Andy Sullivan | 70 · 70 · 68 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Callum Shinkwin | 74 · 69 · 70 · 65 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Jorge Campillo | 72 · 66 · 72 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Patrick Reed | 75 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Russell Knox | 72 · 70 · 70 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Graeme McDowell | 70 · 69 · 69 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1982-07-12, Stockholm, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 2005; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 99 that week (OWGR rankBefore for Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open 2016 (99 -> 49) per OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet