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Sunday 20 March 2016European TourYear in Review
Chawrasia wins Hero Indian Open
Delhi Golf Club, Delhi, India · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 March 2016 · S.S.P. Chawrasia’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse US$1,660,000 USD · Hero
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 58 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/17°C · wind 16 km/h ESE, gusts 26 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/20°C · wind 16 km/h ESE, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/20°C · wind 10 km/h E, gusts 22 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/20°C · wind 14 km/h NNE, gusts 22 · 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
- Anirban Lahiri IND · 275Defending champion closed with a 69 and, after Chawrasia chipped to four feet at the par-5 18th, failed to get up and down for birdie, finishing two back. Chawrasia secures dream win at Hero India Open (with final scores) - Ten-Golf
- Jeunghun Wang KOR · 275Closed with a 68 to tie for second, two behind. Chawrasia secures dream win at Hero India Open (with final scores) - Ten-Golf
144 started, 74 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Hero Indian Open
Delhi Golf Club, Delhi Golf Club, Delhi, India
4 of 5 researched
Winner
S.S.P. Chawrasia
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Ten-Golf
20 March 2016
There was a lot of pressure on me on the last hole but I had to say thank God when Anirban missed his birdie putt!
Ten-Golf
20 March 2016
I have finished second four times in the Indian Open and every time that happen to me I wondered if I would ever be able to one day be the champion.
Ten-Golf
20 March 2016
It was a disappointing finish after a promising start for me, but I am so happy for SSP. This win is huge for him.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.S.P. Chawrasia | 67 · 67 · 68 · 71 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Jeunghun Wang | 67 · 74 · 66 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Anirban Lahiri | 68 · 71 · 67 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Angelo Que | 70 · 71 · 70 · 65 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Adilson da Silva | 72 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Daniel Im | 65 · 74 · 70 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Grégory Havret | 68 · 70 · 71 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | N Thangaraja | 69 · 71 · 68 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Rashid Khan | 69 · 68 · 69 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | David Lipsky | 69 · 67 · 75 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Shiv Kapur | 72 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Julien Quesne | 70 · 68 · 70 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Jorge Campillo | 66 · 71 · 71 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Rahil Gangjee | 69 · 72 · 66 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1978-05-15, Kolkata, India; IND; turned pro 1997; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 243 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile)).
What’s in the bag
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