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Sunday 28 August 2016European TourYear in Review
Pieters wins Made in Denmark
Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort, Farso, Denmark · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 August 2016 · Thomas Pieters’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse €1,800,000 EUR · Final round suspended for more than four hours for rain and thunder; completed 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
13 h 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 42° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/17°C · wind 13 km/h SSE, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/15°C · wind 24 km/h SW, gusts 50 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/12°C · wind 17 km/h W, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/12°C · wind 23 km/h SE, gusts 44 · 21.6 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
- Bradley Dredge WAL · 268led by one entering the final round; closed with a 67, holing a 30-foot birdie putt on the 18th, as Pieters birdied the last three holes to win by one Pieters takes 3rd European title with win in Denmark - Fox News (AP)
156 started, 71 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Made in Denmark
Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort, Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort, Farso, Denmark
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Thomas Pieters
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Monthly
28 August 2016
It's all about winning tournaments. I'm really happy with this one. That was one of my goals, to just have one every year, just so you know you're improving and you can win.
Golf Monthly
28 August 2016
If I was the Captain, I would pick him.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Pieters | 62 · 71 · 69 · 65 | 267 | −17 |
| 2 | Bradley Dredge | 63 · 66 · 72 · 67 | 268 | −16 |
| T3 | David Lipsky | 65 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| T3 | Adrian Otaegui | 68 · 66 · 68 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| 5 | Joakim Lagergren | 62 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T6 | Jaco Van Zyl | 67 · 75 · 66 · 65 | 273 | −11 |
| T6 | Martin Kaymer | 69 · 70 · 66 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T8 | Søren Kjeldsen | 68 · 67 · 73 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
| T8 | Ricardo Gouveia | 69 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Mikael Lundberg | 71 · 69 · 69 · 66 | 275 | −9 |
| T10 | Richard Sterne | 66 · 67 · 73 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| T10 | Paul Dunne | 68 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 275 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1992-01-27, Geel, Belgium; BEL; turned pro 2013; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 54 that week (OWGR rankBefore for Made in Denmark 2016 (54 -> 41) per OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet