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Sunday 3 July 2016European TourYear in Review
Jaidee wins Open de France
Le Golf National, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France · Thursday 30 June to Sunday 3 July 2016 · Thongchai Jaidee’s win no. 8 on the European Tour · purse €3,500,000 EUR
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/15°C · wind 23 km/h SW, gusts 48 · 2.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/14°C · wind 26 km/h SW, gusts 50 · 2.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/12°C · wind 20 km/h W, gusts 44 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/13°C · wind 13 km/h SSW, gusts 27 · 1.7 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
- Francesco Molinari ITA · 277closed with a 66, the lowest round of the day, but Jaidee was never caught and won by four Thongchai Jaidee cruises to Open de France win as Rory McIlroy fades - ESPN (PA Sport)
156 started, 66 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Open de France
Le Golf National, Le Golf National, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Thongchai Jaidee
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (PA Sport)
3 July 2016
I played great this week, no complaints at all. I had Rory two shots behind me but I tried to play my own game, hit a lot of fairways and greens and I knew this week I was putting well.
ESPN (PA Sport)
3 July 2016
I said to family I wanted to get back into the top 50 so this is going to be very good for me.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thongchai Jaidee | 67 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| 2 | Francesco Molinari | 68 · 71 · 72 · 66 | 277 | −7 |
| 3 | Rory McIlroy | 71 · 66 · 70 · 71 | 278 | −6 |
| 4 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 73 · 69 · 70 · 67 | 279 | −5 |
| T5 | Martin Kaymer | 74 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 280 | −4 |
| T5 | Andy Sullivan | 69 · 70 · 71 · 70 | 280 | −4 |
| T5 | Brandon Stone | 69 · 68 · 73 · 70 | 280 | −4 |
| 8 | Alex Noren | 72 · 68 · 70 · 71 | 281 | −3 |
| T9 | Callum Shinkwin | 71 · 72 · 71 · 68 | 282 | −2 |
| T9 | Joost Luiten | 69 · 70 · 71 · 72 | 282 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1969-11-08, Lopburi, Thailand; THA; turned pro 1999; age 46 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 0; world No. 57 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 100th Open de France (57 -> 37) per OWGR player profile; PA Sport also states he started the week 57th).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet