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Sunday 26 June 2016European TourYear in Review
Stenson wins BMW International Open
Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof, Pulheim, Germany · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 June 2016 · Henrik Stenson’s win no. 10 on the European Tour · purse €2,000,000 EUR · BMW · rain washed out Saturday's play; leaders played the third and final rounds (36 holes) on Sunday
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 18 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R133°/18°C · wind 18 km/h SSE, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/19°C · wind 14 km/h NW, gusts 37 · 7.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/13°C · wind 17 km/h NW, gusts 40 · 16.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/11°C · wind 21 km/h SW, gusts 39 · 0.6 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
- Darren Fichardt RSA · 274drew level with Stenson with a birdie at the 13th but Stenson birdied 13, 15 and 17 and Fichardt bogeyed the last Henrik Stenson holds nerve to win BMW International Open - ESPN (PA Sport)
- Thorbjørn Olesen DEN · 274shared the lead early in the final round but could not keep pace on the back nine and closed with a 73 Henrik Stenson holds nerve to win BMW International Open - ESPN (PA Sport)
156 started, 71 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
BMW International Open
Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof, Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof, Pulheim, Germany
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Henrik Stenson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Australia
27 June 2016
It was hairy all the way, it was a tough one. I had to dig deep to come back.
Golf Australia
27 June 2016
I really feel like I played well in 2015 and I just couldn't get a trophy. It was a bit hard at times but you've just got to keep on trying and put yourself in position.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henrik Stenson | 68 · 65 · 67 · 71 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Darren Fichardt | 68 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Thorbjørn Olesen | 67 · 67 · 67 · 73 | 274 | −14 |
| 4 | Raphael Jacquelin | 65 · 68 · 72 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Sergio Garcia | 71 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 69 · 64 · 74 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | David Horsey | 73 · 70 · 66 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Bernd Wiesberger | 68 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Robert Dinwiddie | 69 · 73 · 69 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Graeme Storm | 69 · 70 · 71 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Pablo Larrazábal | 68 · 69 · 72 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Mike Lorenzo-Vera | 69 · 69 · 67 · 75 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1976-04-05, Gothenburg, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1998; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 10; majors to date: 0; world No. 7 that week (OWGR rankBefore for BMW International Open 2016 (7 -> 5) per OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet